accentuate
/əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/verb
accentuate is spelled A-C-C-E-N-T-U-A-T-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, accentuate means “To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in accentuate?
| Letters | 10: A-C-C-E-N-T-U-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is accentuate?
Accentuate appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 accentuate?
- US /əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/
- US /ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃuˌeɪt/
Accentuate has 4 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-accentuate.ogg, En-au-accentuate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of accentuate
- accentuates present, singular, he/she/it
- accentuating participle, present
- accentuated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accentuate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
- 2
To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
- 3
To mark with a written accent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accentuate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | accentuer |
| German | akzentuieren , betonen , hervorheben |
| Portuguese | acentuar |
| Spanish | acentuar |
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.