suspended
sus·pend·ed/səˈspɛndɪd/adjective, verb
suspended is spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-D-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (sus·pend·ed). It appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, suspended means “suspended animation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in suspended?
| Letters | 9: S-U-S-P-E-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sus·pend·ed |
| In writing | 21 times per million words; the 4,153rd 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 suspended?
Suspended appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd 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 suspended?
- /səˈspɛndɪd/
Suspended has 3 syllables, split sus·pend·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-suspended.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does suspended mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
suspended animation
- 2
suspended sentence
- 3
Hung from above.
- 4
Attached slightly below the summit of the ovary.
- 5
Paid for but not consumed by a customer, so that it can be given to a less fortunate person.
- 6
A chemical suspension
- 7
Having had its third omitted and replaced with a major second or perfect fourth.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of suspend
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate suspended?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of suspended: sus, susp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suspended in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense interrupted or delayed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | suspendu |
| German | unterbrochen |
| Spanish | suspendido |
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.