premeditated
adjective, verb
premeditated is spelled P-R-E-M-E-D-I-T-A-T-E-D: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, premeditated means “Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in premeditated?
| Letters | 12: P-R-E-M-E-D-I-T-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 premeditated?
Premeditated appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 premeditated?
Premeditated has 5 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 premeditated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.
premeditated assault
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of premeditate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Premeditated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense planned, considered or estimated in advance; deliberate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prémédité |
| German | vorsätzlich, mit Vorsatz, geplant, vorher überlegt |
| Portuguese | premeditado |
| Spanish | premeditado, alevoso, aleve |
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.