married
/ˈmæɹ.ɪd/adjective, noun, verb
married is spelled M-A-R-R-I-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 107 times per million words in written English, the 996th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, married means “In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in married?
| Letters | 7: M-A-R-R-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 107 times per million words; the 996th 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 married?
Married appears 107 times per million words in written English, the 996th 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 married?
- UK /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/
- /ˈmæɹ.id/
- /ˈmɛɹ.id/
Married 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-married.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with married?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as married (/æɹɪd/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: admirer.
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 married
- marryed
- marrieds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does married mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
Are you married or single?
- 2
Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse; strongly committed or attached to something.
married to one's work
noun
- 1
A married person.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of marry
My mom got married to her childhood sweetheart.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate married?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of married: m..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Married in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verheiratet |
| Portuguese | casado |
| Spanish | casado |
| French | mariée , marié |
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 married come from?
From Middle English maried, imaried, mariet, past participle of Middle English marien (“to marry”), equivalent to marry + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).