traveled
/ˈtɹævl̩d/adjective, verb
traveled is spelled T-R-A-V-E-L-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, traveled means “Frequented by travelers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in traveled?
| Letters | 8: T-R-A-V-E-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,456th 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 traveled?
Traveled appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th 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 traveled?
- /ˈtɹævl̩d/
Traveled has 2 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: En-us-travelled.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of traveled
- more traveled comparative
- most traveled superlative
- travelled
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does traveled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Frequented by travelers.
We climbed up a well traveled path.
- 2
Experienced in travel.
Our guide was a much traveled young man.
verb
- 1
USsimple past and past participle of travel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).