targeted
adjective, verb
targeted is spelled T-A-R-G-E-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,934th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, targeted means “Having something aimed at it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in targeted?
| Letters | 8: T-A-R-G-E-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,934th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is targeted?
Targeted appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,934th 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 targeted?
Targeted 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).
Words people confuse with targeted
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: targetted.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of targeted
- more targeted comparative
- most targeted superlative
- targetted
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does targeted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having something aimed at it.
The targeted objects include two military bases and an airfield.
- 2
Aimed at something or someone; focused.
targeted aid packages
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of target
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).