pretended
pre·tend·ed/pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/adjective, verb
pretended is spelled P-R-E-T-E-N-D-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (pre·tend·ed). It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pretended means “feigned; counterfeit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pretended?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-T-E-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pre·tend·ed |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 pretended?
Pretended appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 pretended?
- /pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/
Pretended has 3 syllables, split pre·tend·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pretended.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does pretended mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
feigned; counterfeit
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of pretend
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).