classmate
/ˈklæs.meɪt/noun
classmate is spelled C-L-A-S-S-M-A-T-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, classmate means “A student who is in the same class at school” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of classmate is classmates.
How many letters and syllables are in classmate?
| Letters | 9: C-L-A-S-S-M-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is classmate?
Classmate appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 classmate?
- UK /ˈklɑːs.meɪt/
- US /ˈklæs.meɪt/
- US [ˈklæsmeɪt]
Classmate has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-classmate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with classmate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as classmate (/æsmeɪt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: metaclass.
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 classmate
- classmates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does classmate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A student who is in the same class at school.
Danny and I have been classmates for five years, but I've never spoken to him outside of lessons.
- 2
A member of a different sort of class, such as locomotives etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Classmate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense student who is in the same class at school:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | camarade, camarade de classe, camarade d'école |
| German | Klassenkamerad, Klassenkameradin, Mitschüler, Mitschülerin, Schulkamerad, Schulkameradin |
| Portuguese | colega de classe |
| Spanish | compañero de clase, compañera de clase, condiscípulo |
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 classmate come from?
From class + -mate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).