annotate
/ˈæn.ə.teɪt/verb
annotate is spelled A-N-N-O-T-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, annotate means “To add annotation to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in annotate?
| Letters | 8: A-N-N-O-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 annotate?
Annotate appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 annotate?
- UK /ˈæn.ə.teɪt/
- US /ˈæn.ə.teɪt/
- US [ˈɛənəteɪt]
Annotate has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-annotate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of annotate
- annotates present, singular, he/she/it
- annotating participle, present
- annotated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does annotate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To add annotation to.
He read the poem carefully, then annotated it with a felt pen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Annotate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to add annotation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | annoter |
| German | mit Anmerkungen versehen, kommentieren, beschriften, annotieren |
| Portuguese | anotar |
| Spanish | anotar, apostillar, acotar, enserir, inserir, injerir |
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 annotate come from?
From Latin annotātus, past participle of annotāre (an alternative form of adnotāre), from ad- (“to”) + notāre (“to mark, note”). By surface analysis, an- + note + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).