isolated
iso·lat·ed/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/adjective, verb
isolated is spelled I-S-O-L-A-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables (iso·lat·ed). It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, isolated means “Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in isolated?
| Letters | 8: I-S-O-L-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: iso·lat·ed |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,752nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is isolated?
Isolated appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,752nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce isolated?
- /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/
Isolated has 3 syllables, split iso·lat·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-isolated.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with isolated?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as isolated.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: diastole, sodalite.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of isolated
- more isolated comparative
- most isolated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does isolated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
an isolated tree in the mountains
- 2
Happening or occurring only once.
isolated case
- 3
Such that no pawn of the same color is in an adjacent file.
- 4
Affecting ten to twenty percent of a forecast zone.
- 5
Which has been extracted from the organism.
- 6
Of a condition or abnormality: occurring in the absence of associated conditions or abnormalities.
- 7
Minimal with respect to inclusion (among associated primes).
- 8
Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.
I feel so isolated among my workmates
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of isolate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate isolated?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of isolated: ICE, iso'd.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Isolated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in isolation:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does isolated come from?
A rendering into English of French isolé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).