layered
/ˈleɪ.ɚd/adjective, verb
layered is spelled L-A-Y-E-R-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, layered means “Formed of layers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in layered?
| Letters | 7: L-A-Y-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is layered?
Layered appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 layered?
- US /ˈleɪ.ɚd/
Layered has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-layered.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with layered?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as layered from its last stressed vowel (/eɪəɹd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: delayer.
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 layered
- more layered comparative
- most layered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does layered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Formed of layers.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of layer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).