withdrawn
/wɪðˈdɹɔn/adjective, verb
withdrawn is spelled W-I-T-H-D-R-A-W-N: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, withdrawn means “Removed from circulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in withdrawn?
| Letters | 9: W-I-T-H-D-R-A-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is withdrawn?
Withdrawn appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form in the list.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How do you pronounce withdrawn?
- UK /wɪðˈdɹɔːn/
- UK /wɪθˈdɹɔːn/
- US /wɪðˈdɹɔn/
Withdrawn has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).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 Recordings: En-us-withdrawn.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with withdrawn?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as withdrawn from its last stressed vowel (/ɔn/):
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).
Forms of withdrawn
- more withdrawn comparative
- most withdrawn superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does withdrawn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Removed from circulation.
a withdrawn library book
- 2
Introverted; not inclined to interact with other people.
a withdrawn child
verb
- 1
past participle of withdraw
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Withdrawn in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense introvert:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verschlossen |
| Portuguese | retraído |
| Spanish | retraído, huraño |
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.