tiered
/tɪɹd/adjective, verb
tiered is spelled T-I-E-R-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tiered means “Having or made of tiers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tiered?
| Letters | 6: T-I-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tiered?
Tiered appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 tiered?
- UK /tɪə(ɹ)d/
- US /tɪɹd/
- US /tiɚd/
Tiered 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).
What rhymes with tiered?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tiered from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dieter.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tiered
- more tiered comparative
- most tiered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tiered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having or made of tiers.
a tiered wedding cake
- 2
Having or made of a certain number of tiers.
two-tiered justice system
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of tier
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).