lighted
/ˈlaɪtəd/adjective, verb
lighted is spelled L-I-G-H-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lighted means “Filled with light; illuminated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lighted?
| Letters | 7: L-I-G-H-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th 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 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 lighted?
Lighted appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th 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 lighted?
- /ˈlaɪtəd/
Lighted 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-lighted.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lighted?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lighted.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: delight.
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 lighted
- more lighted comparative
- most lighted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lighted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Filled with light; illuminated.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of light
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).