qualified
qual·i·fied/ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪd/adjective, verb
qualified is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (qual·i·fied). It appears 29 times per million words in written English, the 3,218th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, qualified means “Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in qualified?
| Letters | 9: Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: qual·i·fied |
| In writing | 29 times per million words; the 3,218th 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 qualified?
Qualified appears 29 times per million words in written English, the 3,218th 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 qualified?
- UK /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/
- US /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪd/
- US /ˈkwɑ.lə.faɪd/
Qualified has 3 syllables, split qual·i·fied in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-qualified.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of qualified
- more qualified comparative
- most qualified superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does qualified mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
- 2
Restricted or limited by conditions.
Assuming that I have all the information, my qualified opinion is that your plan will work.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of qualify
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate qualified?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of qualified: Q.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Qualified in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | qualifié |
| German | qualifiziert , eingeschränkt |
| Portuguese | qualificado |
| Spanish | calificado, clasificado, cualificado |
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.