reflected
/ɹɪˈflɛktɪd/adjective, verb
reflected is spelled R-E-F-L-E-C-T-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, reflected means “Bent or sent back (especially of incident sound or light)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reflected?
| Letters | 9: R-E-F-L-E-C-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,878th 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 reflected?
Reflected appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th 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 reflected?
- /ɹɪˈflɛktɪd/
Reflected has 3 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-reflected.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does reflected mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Bent or sent back (especially of incident sound or light).
reflected light or reflected heat
- 2
Vicarious; derived from the work or success of somebody else.
The astronaut's brother basked in the reflected glory of the successful mission.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of reflect
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).