printed
/ˈpɹɪ.nɪd/adjective, verb
printed is spelled P-R-I-N-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,612th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, printed means “Put down on paper by a printing press or a computer printer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in printed?
| Letters | 7: P-R-I-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,612th 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 printed?
Printed appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,612th 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 printed?
- /ˈpɹɪn.tɪd/
- US /ˈpɹɪ.nɪd/
Printed 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-printed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does printed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Put down on paper by a printing press or a computer printer.
The parliament levied a tax on all printed matter.
- 2
Written to a data file.
The output of this sample program is simply some printed lines such as "Hello, World; my name is [Name]."
- 3
Written on paper by hand in noncursive script.
The signature was illegible, but the printed name beneath it clearly said "William Wilson."
- 4
Ellipsis of 3D printed
Then we take these various printed and machined components and build the assembly.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of print
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate printed?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of printed: ptd..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Printed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense written or published:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | imprimé |
| German | gedruckt |
| Portuguese | impresso |
| Spanish | impreso, imprimido, de molde, enmoldado |
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.