carinate
/ˈkæɹɪnət/adjective, noun
carinate is spelled C-A-R-I-N-A-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, carinate means “Shaped like a boat's keel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in carinate?
| Letters | 8: C-A-R-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 carinate?
Carinate appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 carinate?
- /ˈkæɹɪnət/
- /ˈkæɹɪneɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of carinate
- more carinate comparative
- most carinate superlative
- carinates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carinate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Shaped like a boat's keel.
a carinate calyx or leaf
- 2
Of a bird, having a carina, a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
- 3
Having a carina.
noun
- 1
Any bird having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carinate come from?
Borrowed from Latin carīnātus, from carīna (“keel”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun comes from a substantivization of the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).