lifted
/ˈlɪftɪd/adjective, verb
lifted is spelled L-I-F-T-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lifted means “Raised up; held aloft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lifted?
| Letters | 6: L-I-F-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 6,047th 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 lifted?
Lifted appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 6,047th 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 lifted?
- UK /ˈlɪftɪd/
Lifted 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: En-us-lifted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lifted
- more lifted comparative
- most lifted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lifted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Raised up; held aloft.
- 2
Stolen.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of lift
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lifted come from?
From lift + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).