varied
/ˈvɛəɹid/adjective, verb
varied is spelled V-A-R-I-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, varied means “diverse or miscellaneous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in varied?
| Letters | 6: V-A-R-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,784th 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 varied?
Varied appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,784th 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 varied?
- UK /ˈvɛəɹid/
- /ˈvɛɹid/
- /ˈvɛəɹid/
Varied 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-varied.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of varied
- more varied comparative
- most varied superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does varied mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
diverse or miscellaneous
- 2
having been changed or modified
- 3
variegated
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of vary
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Varied in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense diverse or miscellaneous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | vielfältig, abwechslungsreich |
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.