sighted
/ˈsaɪtəd/adjective, verb
sighted is spelled S-I-G-H-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sighted means “Having vision, not blind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sighted?
| Letters | 7: S-I-G-H-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th 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 sighted?
Sighted appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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 sighted?
- /ˈsaɪtəd/
Sighted 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)-Vealhurl-sighted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sighted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having vision, not blind.
blind and partially sighted people
- 2
Having a particular kind of sight.
an iron-sighted pistol
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of sight
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).