seasoned
/ˈsiːzənd/adjective, verb
seasoned is spelled S-E-A-S-O-N-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, seasoned means “Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in seasoned?
| Letters | 8: S-E-A-S-O-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,731st 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 seasoned?
Seasoned appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st 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 seasoned?
- /ˈsiːzənd/
Seasoned 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-seasoned.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-seasoned.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seasoned
- more seasoned comparative
- most seasoned superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seasoned mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby
a seasoned traveller
- 2
Of a food, often a liquid: containing seasonings
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of season
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seasoned in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense experienced:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aguerri, chevronné |
| German | erfahren, alterfahren, kampfgewohnt, fronterfahren, kampferprobt, altgedient |
| Spanish | avezado, curtido, aguerrido |
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.