alate
/ˈeɪˌleɪt/adjective, noun
alate is spelled A-L-A-T-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, alate means “Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alate?
| Letters | 5: A-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 alate?
Alate appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 alate?
- US /ˈeɪˌleɪt/
Alate has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with alate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as alate (/eɪleɪt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: talea.
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 alate
- more alate comparative
- most alate superlative
- alates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged.
noun
- 1
A winged, reproductive form of several social insects.
adverb
- 1
archaicrecently; lately; of late.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does alate come from?
From Latin ālātus, from āla (“wing”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).