speckled
/ˈspɛkəld/adjective
speckled is spelled S-P-E-C-K-L-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, speckled means “Marked with dots or spots, spotted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in speckled?
| Letters | 8: S-P-E-C-K-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 speckled?
Speckled appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 speckled?
- /ˈspɛkəld/
Speckled 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-speckled.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of speckled
- more speckled comparative
- most speckled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does speckled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Marked with dots or spots, spotted.
The bird's eggs were speckled as camouflage.
- 2
Sporadically and irregularly marked.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Speckled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | gesprenkelt |
| Spanish | moteado, punteado, jaspeado , manchado |
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.