skilled
/skɪld/adjective, verb
skilled is spelled S-K-I-L-L-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,778th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, skilled means “Having or showing skill; skillful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skilled?
| Letters | 7: S-K-I-L-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,778th 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 skilled?
Skilled appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,778th 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 skilled?
- /skɪld/
Skilled 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: En-us-skilled.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skilled
- more skilled comparative
- most skilled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skilled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having or showing skill; skillful.
- 2
Requiring special abilities or training.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of skill
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Skilled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | habile |
| German | geschickt, gekonnt, gewandt , fachlich ausgebildet, fachlich unterwiesen, fachlich trainiert |
| Portuguese | hábil, habilidoso, jeitoso |
| Spanish | hábil, diestro, habilidoso, capi, caperuzo, habiloso |
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.
Where does skilled come from?
From skill (noun) + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).