caudate
/ˈkɔˌdeɪt/adjective, noun
caudate is spelled C-A-U-D-A-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, caudate means “Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in caudate?
| Letters | 7: C-A-U-D-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 caudate?
Caudate appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 caudate?
- UK /ˈkɔː.deɪt/
- US /ˈkɔˌdeɪt/
- /ˈkɑˌdeɪt/
Caudate has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cordate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with caudate
Sounds like: chordate, cordate (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of caudate
- caudates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caudate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
- 2
Having a tail.
- 3
Of or pertaining to the Caudata order of amphibians.
- 4
Having a tail-like extension.
the caudate nucleus
noun
- 1
Any member of the Caudata order of amphibians.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Caudate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 caudate come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin caudātus, from Classical Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).