vaunted
adjective, verb
vaunted is spelled V-A-U-N-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, vaunted means “Highly or widely praised or boasted about” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vaunted?
| Letters | 7: V-A-U-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th 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 vaunted?
Vaunted appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 vaunted?
Vaunted 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).
Forms of vaunted
- more vaunted comparative
- most vaunted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vaunted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Highly or widely praised or boasted about.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of vaunt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vaunted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense highly or widely boasted about:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vanté |
| German | vielgepriesen, hochgelobt |
| Portuguese | aclamado |
| Spanish | cacareado |
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 vaunted come from?
From vaunt + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).