variegated
/ˈvɛ(ə)ɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/adjective, verb
variegated is spelled V-A-R-I-E-G-A-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, variegated means “Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in variegated?
| Letters | 10: V-A-R-I-E-G-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 variegated?
Variegated appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 variegated?
- UK /ˈvɛəɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/
- UK /ˈvɛəɹɪˌɡeɪtɪd/
- US /ˈvɛ(ə)ɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/
Variegated has 4 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-variegated.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of variegated
- more variegated comparative
- most variegated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does variegated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
- 2
Very colorful.
- 3
Varied, heterogeneous, motley
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of variegate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Variegated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense streaked or spotted with a variety of colours:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bigarré, multicolore |
| German | bunt, scheckig, buntgefleckt, vielfarbig, gemustert, buntgemustert |
| Portuguese | variegado |
| Spanish | variegado, abigarrado |
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 variegated come from?
From variegate + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).