commentate
/ˈkɒ.mənˌteɪt/verb
commentate is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-T-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, commentate means “To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in commentate?
| Letters | 10: C-O-M-M-E-N-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd 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 commentate?
Commentate appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 commentate?
- /ˈkɒ.mənˌteɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-commentate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commentate
- commentates present, singular, he/she/it
- commentating participle, present
- commentated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commentate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event.
For the radio audience he will commentate on the match.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commentate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to provide commentary:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | kommentieren |
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 commentate come from?
Back-formation from commentator. Equivalent to comment + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).