aureate
au·re·ate/ˈɔːɹiːət/adjective
aureate is spelled A-U-R-E-A-T-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables (au·re·ate). It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aureate means “Golden in color or shine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aureate?
| Letters | 7: A-U-R-E-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: au·re·ate |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is aureate?
Aureate appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 aureate?
- /ˈɔːɹiːət/
Aureate has 3 syllables, split au·re·ate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aureate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aureate
- more aureate comparative
- most aureate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aureate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Golden in color or shine.
O wynd of grace, now blowe into my saile, / O auriat lycour of Clyo, for to wryte / Mi penne enspire of that I wold endyte.
- 2
Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aureate come from?
Borrowed from Latin aureatus (“adorned or decorated with gold”). Equivalent to Latin aureus (“golden, gilded”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).