rated
rat·ed/ˈɹeɪtɪd/adjective, verb
rated is spelled R-A-T-E-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables (rat·ed). It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,302nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rated means “maximum (load, voltage, etc.) under which a device can function properly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rated?
| Letters | 5: R-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rat·ed |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,302nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rated?
Rated appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,302nd 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 rated?
- /ˈɹeɪtɪd/
Rated has 2 syllables, split rat·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rated?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rated.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: trade, tread, dater.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rated
- more rated comparative
- most rated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicScolded, rebuked.
- 2
maximum (load, voltage, etc.) under which a device can function properly
- 3
Having a particular rating or rate
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of rate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).