united
u·nit·ed/juˈnaɪtɪd/adjective, verb
united is spelled U-N-I-T-E-D: 6 letters and 3 syllables (u·nit·ed). It appears 295 times per million words in written English, the 322nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, united means “Joined into a single entity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in united?
| Letters | 6: U-N-I-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: u·nit·ed |
| In writing | 295 times per million words; the 322nd 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; 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 united?
United appears 295 times per million words in written English, the 322nd 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 united?
- UK /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
- UK /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/
- US /juˈnaɪtɪd/
United has 3 syllables, split u·nit·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-united.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with united?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as united from its last stressed vowel (/aɪtɪd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dunite.
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).
What does united mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Joined into a single entity.
Near-synonyms: combined, integrated
- 2
Involving the joint activity of multiple agents.
The two parties stood united against the proposal.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate united?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of united: U, utd.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
United in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense joined into a single entity:
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 united come from?
From unite + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).