pixelated
/ˈpɪk.səˌleɪt.əd/adjective, verb
pixelated is spelled P-I-X-E-L-A-T-E-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pixelated means “Of an image, visibly made of discrete pixels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pixelated?
| Letters | 9: P-I-X-E-L-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th 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 pixelated?
Pixelated appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th 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 pixelated?
- /ˈpɪk.səˌleɪt.əd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-pixelated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pixelated
- more pixelated comparative
- most pixelated superlative
- pixellated UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pixelated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of an image, visibly made of discrete pixels.
The photo may be pixelated if you print it too large.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of pixelate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pixelated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of an image, visibly made of discrete pixels:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | pixelig, verpixelt |
| Portuguese | pixelizado |
| Spanish | pixelado |
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.