measured
meas·ured/ˈmɛʒɚd/adjective, verb
measured is spelled M-E-A-S-U-R-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (meas·ured). It appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,667th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, measured means “That has been determined by measurement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in measured?
| Letters | 8: M-E-A-S-U-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: meas·ured |
| In writing | 18 times per million words; the 4,667th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 measured?
Measured appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,667th 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 measured?
- UK /ˈmɛʒəd/
- US /ˈmɛʒɚd/
- US /ˈmeɪʒɚd/
Measured has 2 syllables, split meas·ured in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-measured.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with measured?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as measured from its last stressed vowel (/ɛʒəɹd/):
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 measured
- more measured comparative
- most measured superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does measured mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That has been determined by measurement.
He ran over a measured mile.
- 2
Deliberate but restrained.
He argued in measured tones.
- 3
Rhythmically written in meter; metrical.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of measure
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Measured in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense deliberate but restrained:
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.