sealed
/siːld/adjective, verb
sealed is spelled S-E-A-L-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sealed means “Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sealed?
| Letters | 6: S-E-A-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,878th 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 sealed?
Sealed appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th 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 sealed?
- /siːld/
Sealed has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sealed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sealed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
- 2
Preventing entrance.
- 3
Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface.
- 4
Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of seal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sealed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | versiegelt , dicht |
| Spanish | sellado, cerrado |
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.