privileged
priv·i·leged/ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪd͡ʒd/adjective, verb
privileged is spelled P-R-I-V-I-L-E-G-E-D, 3 syllables: priv·i·leged. The wrong spelling people search most is priviledged: about 270 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 2 in 10 of all searches for the word. Privileged is an adjective meaning “Having special privileges”.
How many letters and syllables are in privileged?
| Letters | 10: P-R-I-V-I-L-E-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: priv·i·leged |
| In writing | 6.5 times per million words; the 9,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 4; the most searched, priviledged, about 270 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell privileged?
Privileged is spelled P-R-I-V-I-L-E-G-E-D. 4 wrong spellings are searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 2 in 10 of the searches for privileged in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is privileged?
Privileged appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd 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 privileged?
- /ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪd͡ʒd/
Privileged has 3 syllables, split priv·i·leged in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-privileged.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of privileged
- more privileged comparative
- most privileged superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does privileged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having special privileges.
- 2
Not subject to legal discovery due to a protected status.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of privilege
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Privileged in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having special privileges:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | privilégié |
| German | privilegiert |
| Portuguese | privilegiado |
| Spanish | privilegiado |
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.