neglected
ne·glect·ed/nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/adjective, verb
neglected is spelled N-E-G-L-E-C-T-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (ne·glect·ed). It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, neglected means “Suffering from neglect; uncared-for” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in neglected?
| Letters | 9: N-E-G-L-E-C-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ne·glect·ed |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is neglected?
Neglected appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th 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 neglected?
- /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/
Neglected has 3 syllables, split ne·glect·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-neglected.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of neglected
- more neglected comparative
- most neglected superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neglected mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suffering from neglect; uncared-for.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of neglect
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neglected in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense suffering from neglect:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | négligé |
| German | vernachlässigt |
| Spanish | descuidado, abandonado |
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.