perfumed
adjective, verb
perfumed is spelled P-E-R-F-U-M-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, perfumed means “Scented, having been given a pleasant smell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perfumed?
| Letters | 8: P-E-R-F-U-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 perfumed?
Perfumed appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 perfumed?
Perfumed 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).
Forms of perfumed
- more perfumed comparative
- most perfumed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perfumed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Scented, having been given a pleasant smell.
The perfumed pages of the letter contrasted with its doleful writing.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of perfume
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perfumed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense scented:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parfumé |
| German | parfümiert |
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.
Where does perfumed come from?
From perfume (noun and verb) + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).