practiced
/ˈpɹæktɪst/adjective, verb
practiced is spelled P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, practiced means “skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in practiced?
| Letters | 9: P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th 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 practiced?
Practiced appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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 practiced?
- /ˈpɹæktɪst/
Practiced 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-practiced.ogg, En-us-practised.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with practiced
Also written: practised.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of practiced
- more practiced comparative
- most practiced superlative
- practised
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does practiced mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of practice
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).