observed
/əbˈzɝvd/adjective, verb
observed is spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, observed means “Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in observed?
| Letters | 8: O-B-S-E-R-V-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,683rd 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 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 observed?
Observed appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd 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 observed?
- US /əbˈzɝvd/
- UK /əbˈzɜːvd/
Observed 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-observed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with observed?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as observed from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹvd/):
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).
What does observed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date.
Sunday, July 1: Canada Day; Monday, July 2: Canada Day observed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of observe
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich N-substituted pyrroles are much less reactive than the other 5-membered 1,3-dienes; no reaction was observed between N-(trimethylsilyl) pyrrole or N-benzylpyrrole with Smith’s diene
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate observed?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of observed: obs, obsd..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).