scented
adjective, verb
scented is spelled S-C-E-N-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scented means “Having a pleasant aroma” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scented?
| Letters | 7: S-C-E-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 scented?
Scented appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 scented?
Scented has 2 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).
What rhymes with scented?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as scented.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: descent.
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 scented
- more scented comparative
- most scented superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scented mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a pleasant aroma.
- 2
Having a smell of any kind.
a plant with skunk-scented leaves
- 3
Having perfume added.
a scented soap
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of scent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scented in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a pleasant aroma:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | odorant |
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.