alleged

Questions about alleged

What does alleged mean?

alleged means "declared but not proved". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in alleged?

alleged has 2 syllables: al-leged. The stress falls on "leged". In IPA it is /əˈlɛdʒd/.

What is another word for alleged?

Close synonyms include so-called, supposed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alleged a common word?

alleged is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.