weathered
adjective, verb
weathered is spelled W-E-A-T-H-E-R-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, weathered means “Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in weathered?
| Letters | 9: W-E-A-T-H-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th 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 weathered?
Weathered appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 weathered?
Weathered 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 weathered
- more weathered comparative
- most weathered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weathered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.
- 2
Made slightly sloping, so as to throw off water.
Near-synonym: pitched
- 3
experienced
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of weather
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Weathered in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense worn by weather:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verwittert |
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.