amate
/əˈmɑteɪ/noun
amate is spelled A-M-A-T-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amate means “Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amate is amates.
How many letters and syllables are in amate?
| Letters | 5: A-M-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 amate?
Amate appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 amate?
- UK /əˈmɑːteɪ/
- US /əˈmɑteɪ/
As a verb (“To dishearten, dismay”): /əˈmeɪt/.
Amate has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-amate.wav, En-us-amate.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-amate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with amate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as amate from its last stressed vowel (/ɑteɪ/):
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 amate
- amates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- amating participle, present
- amated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
- 2
An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo dishearten, dismay.
Upon the walls the pagans old and young / Stood hush'd and still, amated and amazed.
- 2
obsoleteTo be a mate to; to match.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense paper produced from Ficus bark:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | papel amate |
| Spanish | amate, papel amate |
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.
Where does amate come from?
From Spanish (papel) amate (“amate paper”), from Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“paper”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).