acrylate

/ˈækɹɪleɪt/

//ˈækɹɪleɪt// noun

"acrylate" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“acrylate” is uncommon English (frequency #85,988 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,988
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-acrylate · acrylate · English

acrylate · rank #85,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,988
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ACOG

Nearest frequency peer: ACOG (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “acrylate”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “acrylate” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acrylate
PropertyValue
Headwordacrylate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈækɹɪleɪt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “acrylate” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).acrylatefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “ACOG” (#85,987), “Adders” (#85,989), “Acheron” (#85,986). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “acrylate” is #85,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acrylate is uncommon English at frequency #85,988 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈækɹɪleɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for acrylate, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From acrylic + -ate. The correct English form is acrylate, spelled A-C-R-Y-L-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.

Etymology

From acrylic + -ate.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acrylate"?
"acrylate" is spelled A-C-R-Y-L-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈækɹɪleɪt/.
What does "acrylate" mean?
As a noun, "acrylate" means: Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.
How do you pronounce "acrylate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acrylate" is /ˈækɹɪleɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "acrylate"?
From acrylic + -ate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acrylate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list