separated
sep·a·rat·ed/ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪd/adjective, verb
separated is spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E-D: 9 letters and 4 syllables (sep·a·rat·ed). It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,302nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, separated means “Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in separated?
| Letters | 9: S-E-P-A-R-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sep·a·rat·ed |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,302nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is separated?
Separated appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,302nd 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 separated?
- US /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪd/
- Australia /ˈsɛp.əˌɹæɪ.tɪd/
Separated has 4 syllables, split sep·a·rat·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-separated.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of separated
- more separated comparative
- most separated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does separated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
- 2
Estranged; living apart but not divorced.
my parents are separated
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of separate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate separated?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of separated: sepd..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Separated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense detached; not connected or joined:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | getrennt |
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.