reserved
re·served/ɹɪˈzɝvd/adjective, verb
reserved is spelled R-E-S-E-R-V-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (re·served). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, reserved means “Self-restrained in the expression of emotions or opinions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in reserved?
| Letters | 8: R-E-S-E-R-V-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: re·served |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 reserved?
Reserved appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th 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 reserved?
- US /ɹɪˈzɝvd/
- UK /ɹɪˈzɜːvd/
Reserved has 2 syllables, split re·served in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-reserved.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reserved?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reserved from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹvd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reversed.
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 reserved
- more reserved comparative
- most reserved superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reserved mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Self-restrained in the expression of emotions or opinions.
Near-synonyms: taciturn, untalkative; see also Thesaurus:taciturn
- 2
Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.
Near-synonyms: allocated, assigned, dedicated
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of reserve
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reserved in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense slow to reveal emotion or opinions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réservé |
| German | reserviert |
| Portuguese | reservado |
| Spanish | reservado |
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.