accumulate
ac·cu·mu·late/əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/verb, adjective
accumulate is spelled A-C-C-U-M-U-L-A-T-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (ac·cu·mu·late). It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, accumulate means “To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in accumulate?
| Letters | 10: A-C-C-U-M-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ac·cu·mu·late |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is accumulate?
Accumulate appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 accumulate?
- UK /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/
- US /əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/
Accumulate has 4 syllables, split ac·cu·mu·late in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-accumulate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with accumulate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as accumulate from its last stressed vowel (/umjəleɪt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of accumulate
- accumulates present, singular, he/she/it
- accumulating participle, present
- accumulated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accumulate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.
He wishes to accumulate a sum of money.
- 2
To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
With her company going bankrupt, her divorce, and a gambling habit, debts started to accumulate so she had to sell her house.
- 3
datedTo take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.
adjective
- 1
rareCollected; accumulated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accumulate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | accumuler |
| German | aufstauen , sich vermehren |
| Portuguese | acumular |
| Spanish | acumular , acumularse |
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.