Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

permitted

/pɚˈmɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: per-mit-ted
IPA: /pɚˈmɪtɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of permit

adj

Allowed, authorized.

Example Sentences

"They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɚˈmɪtɪd/
British English: /pəˈmɪtɪd/

Derived Forms

nonpermitted permittedly unpermitted

Phrases

maximum permitted mileage

Antonyms

banned forbidden prohibited

Rhymes With

committed admitted submitted transmitted acquitted pitted witted readmitted uncommitted refitted remitted resubmitted

Questions

How do you pronounce permitted?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈmɪtɪd/.
What does permitted mean?: simple past and past participle of permit

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