collocate
/ˈkɑləkeɪt/verb, noun
collocate is spelled C-O-L-L-O-C-A-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, collocate means “(said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in collocate?
| Letters | 9: C-O-L-L-O-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 collocate?
Collocate appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 collocate?
- UK /ˈkɒləkeɪt/
- US /ˈkɑləkeɪt/
- Canada /ˈkɒləkeɪt/
As a noun (“A component word of a collocation; a word that collocates…”): /ˈkɒləkət/, /ˈkɑləkət/, /ˈkɒləkət/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-collocate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-collocate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of collocate
- collocates present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- collocating participle, present
- collocated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does collocate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
(said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
- 2
To arrange or occur side by side.
- 3
obsoleteTo set or place or station in the same place as something else.
noun
- 1
A component word of a collocation; a word that collocates with another.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteSet; placed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Collocate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | coaparecer, coaparir, coaparatar |
| German | zusammentragen, unterbringen, angliedern, zusammenstellen, vergesellschaften, verbinden |
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 collocate come from?
Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).