operated
op·er·at·ed/ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪd/adjective, verb
operated is spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-E-D: 8 letters and 4 syllables (op·er·at·ed). It appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, operated means “Operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in operated?
| Letters | 8: O-P-E-R-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: op·er·at·ed |
| In writing | 22 times per million words; the 3,939th 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 operated?
Operated appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th 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 operated?
- US /ˈɑpəɹeɪtɪd/
- UK /ˈɒpəɹeɪtɪd/
Operated has 4 syllables, split op·er·at·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-operated.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of operated
- more operated comparative
- most operated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does operated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy.
- 2
having undergone an operation
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of operate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).