rounded
round·ed/ˈɹaʊndɪd/adjective, verb
rounded is spelled R-O-U-N-D-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (round·ed). It appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rounded means “Made into a circle or sphere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rounded?
| Letters | 7: R-O-U-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: round·ed |
| In writing | 9.5 times per million words; the 7,338th 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 rounded?
Rounded appears 9.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,338th 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 rounded?
- /ˈɹaʊndɪd/
Rounded has 2 syllables, split round·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-rounded.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rounded?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rounded.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: redound.
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 rounded
- more rounded comparative
- most rounded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rounded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Made into a circle or sphere.
- 2
Complete or balanced.
I've received a rounded education.
- 3
Describing a number that has been changed to its nearest desired value.
- 4
Lacking sharp angles; having smooth curves, especially when sharp angles have been removed.
Our child's wooden bed frame has rounded corners for safety.
- 5
Ending in a broad arch.
- 6
Pronounced with the lips drawn together.
The sound /u/ is a rounded vowel.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of round
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rounded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | arrondi |
| German | gerundet |
| Spanish | redondeado |
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.