bracteate
/ˈbɹaktiːət/adjective, noun
bracteate is spelled B-R-A-C-T-E-A-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bracteate means “Having bracts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bracteate?
| Letters | 9: B-R-A-C-T-E-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 bracteate?
Bracteate appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 bracteate?
- UK /ˈbɹaktiːət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bracteate
- more bracteate comparative
- most bracteate superlative
- bracteates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bracteate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having bracts.
- 2
Made of thin, beaten metal (of coins, ornaments etc. with a hollow underside).
noun
- 1
A bracteate coin or other object.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bracteate come from?
From Latin bracteātus (“gold-plated, golden”), from bractea (“gold leaf, veneer, glitter”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, bract + -eate (second element from -ea + -ate).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).