talented
/ˈtæləntɪd/adjective
talented is spelled T-A-L-E-N-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,302nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, talented means “Endowed with one or more talents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in talented?
| Letters | 8: T-A-L-E-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 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 talented?
Talented 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 talented?
- /ˈtæləntɪd/
Talented has 3 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-talented.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of talented
- more talented comparative
- most talented superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does talented mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Endowed with one or more talents.
talented child
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Talented in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense endowed with talents:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | doué, talentueux |
| German | begabt, talentiert, begnadet |
| Portuguese | talentoso |
| Spanish | talentoso, dotado |
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 talented come from?
From talent + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).