perforated
adjective, verb
perforated is spelled P-E-R-F-O-R-A-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, perforated means “Pierced with holes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perforated?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-F-O-R-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is perforated?
Perforated appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 perforated?
Perforated has 4 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).
What does perforated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pierced with holes.
- 2
Having a series of holes enabling easy tearing along a straight line.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of perforate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate perforated?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of perforated: perf.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perforated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a series of holes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | perforiert |
| Portuguese | perfurado |
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.