circumambulate
cir·cum·am·bu·late/ˌsɝ.kəmˈæm.bju.leɪt/verb
circumambulate is spelled C-I-R-C-U-M-A-M-B-U-L-A-T-E: 14 letters and 5 syllables (cir·cum·am·bu·late). It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, circumambulate means “To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in circumambulate?
| Letters | 14: C-I-R-C-U-M-A-M-B-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: cir·cum·am·bu·late |
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is circumambulate?
Circumambulate appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 circumambulate?
- US /ˌsɝ.kəmˈæm.bju.leɪt/
- UK /səː.kəmˈam.bjuː.leɪt/
Circumambulate has 5 syllables, split cir·cum·am·bu·late in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-circumambulate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with circumambulate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as circumambulate from its last stressed vowel (/æmbjuleɪt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of circumambulate
- circumambulates present, singular, he/she/it
- circumambulating participle, present
- circumambulated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does circumambulate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).