caffeinate
/ˈkæfɪˌneɪt/verb
caffeinate is spelled C-A-F-F-E-I-N-A-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, caffeinate means “To add caffeine to something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in caffeinate?
| Letters | 10: C-A-F-F-E-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 caffeinate?
Caffeinate appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 caffeinate?
- /ˈkæfɪˌneɪt/
Caffeinate 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: En-au-caffeinate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of caffeinate
- caffeinates present, singular, he/she/it
- caffeinating participle, present
- caffeinated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caffeinate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To add caffeine to something.
- 2
slangTo drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance.
- 3
slangTo inject tension into (a situation, etc.) for one's own amusement; to stir things up.
- 4
slangTo provoke (a person) for one's own amusement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Caffeinate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | cafeinar |
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 caffeinate come from?
From caffeine + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).