Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rated

/ˈɹeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: rat-ed
IPA: /ˈɹeɪtɪd/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Scolded, rebuked.

Archaic

adj

maximum (load, voltage, etc.) under which a device can function properly

adj

Having a particular rating or rate

verb

simple past and past participle of rate

Example Sentences

"He tooke it up, and thence with him did beare, / As rated Spaniell takes his burden up for feare."
"[H]e merely passed by sheepishly with a rated, scowling look."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more rated (comparative) most rated (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonrated underrated

Rhymes With

related stated updated dated waited translated unrelated weighted underrated debated awaited overrated

Questions

How do you pronounce rated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪtɪd/.
What does rated mean?: Scolded, rebuked.

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