repeated
/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/adjective, verb
repeated is spelled R-E-P-E-A-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,444th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, repeated means “Having been said or done again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in repeated?
| Letters | 8: R-E-P-E-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,444th 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 repeated?
Repeated appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,444th 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 repeated?
- /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/
Repeated 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-repeated.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of repeated
- more repeated comparative
- most repeated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repeated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having been said or done again.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of repeat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repeated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense said or done again:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | répété |
| German | wiederholt |
| Portuguese | repetido |
| Spanish | repetido |
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.