Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

populated

/pˈɑpjəlˌeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
pop-u-lat-ed
IPA
/pˈɑpjəlˌeɪtɪd/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has, or is supplied with, inhabitants or content.

Inflected Forms

more populated (comparative) most populated (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce populated?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑpjəlˌeɪtɪd/.
What does populated mean?
That has, or is supplied with, inhabitants or content.

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