tanned
/tænd/adjective, verb
tanned is spelled T-A-N-N-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tanned means “Having a suntan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tanned?
| Letters | 6: T-A-N-N-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd 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 tanned?
Tanned appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 tanned?
- /tænd/
Tanned 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tanned.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tanned
- more tanned comparative
- most tanned superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tanned mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a suntan.
You're looking very tanned.
- 2
Finished, made using tannic acid (as opposed to abrasion).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of tan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tanned in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bronzé |
| German | sonnengebräunt, braun gebrannt |
| Portuguese | bronzeado , curtido |
| Spanish | bronceado |
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.