satisfied
sat·is·fied/ˈsætɪsfaɪd/adjective, verb
satisfied is spelled S-A-T-I-S-F-I-E-D, 3 syllables: sat·is·fied. The wrong spelling people search most is satisified: about 50 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 36 of all searches for the word. Satisfied is an adjective meaning “In a state of satisfaction”.
How many letters and syllables are in satisfied?
| Letters | 9: S-A-T-I-S-F-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sat·is·fied |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,444th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, satisified, about 50 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell satisfied?
Satisfied is spelled S-A-T-I-S-F-I-E-D. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 36 of the searches for satisfied in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is satisfied?
Satisfied 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 satisfied?
- /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/
Satisfied has 3 syllables, split sat·is·fied in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-satisfied.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of satisfied
- more satisfied comparative
- most satisfied superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does satisfied mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In a state of satisfaction.
I'm satisfied with your progress in your homework, so you can watch television now.
- 2
Convinced based on the available evidence.
The judge was satisfied that the defendant did not go out with the intent to start a riot.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of satisfy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate satisfied?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of satisfied: sat, satis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Satisfied in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a state of satisfaction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | satisfait |
| German | zufrieden, befriedigt |
| Portuguese | satisfeito, saciado |
| Spanish | satisfecho |
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.
Where does satisfied come from?
From Middle English satisfyed, i-satisfyed, i-satisfied, past participle of Middle English satisfien, equivalent to satisfy + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).