removed
re·moved/ɹɪˈmuːvd/adjective, verb
removed is spelled R-E-M-O-V-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (re·moved). It appears 62 times per million words in written English, the 1,696th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, removed means “Separated in time, space, or degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in removed?
| Letters | 7: R-E-M-O-V-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·moved |
| In writing | 62 times per million words; the 1,696th 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 removed?
Removed appears 62 times per million words in written English, the 1,696th 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 removed?
- /ɹɪˈmuːvd/
Removed has 2 syllables, split re·moved in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-removed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of removed
- more removed comparative
- most removed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does removed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Separated in time, space, or degree.
Now that we are here one week removed...
- 2
Of a different generation, older or younger
Steve is my second cousin once removed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of remove
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).