juxtaposed
adjective, verb
juxtaposed is spelled J-U-X-T-A-P-O-S-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, juxtaposed means “Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in juxtaposed?
| Letters | 10: J-U-X-T-A-P-O-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is juxtaposed?
Juxtaposed appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 juxtaposed?
- US
Juxtaposed has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-juxtaposed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does juxtaposed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
juxtaposed pictures
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of juxtapose
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Juxtaposed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense placed side by side:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | juxtaposé |
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.