consecrate
con·se·crate/ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt/verb, adjective
consecrate is spelled C-O-N-S-E-C-R-A-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (con·se·crate). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, consecrate means “To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in consecrate?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-S-E-C-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: con·se·crate |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 consecrate?
Consecrate appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 consecrate?
- UK /ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/
- US /ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt/
As an adjective (“Consecrated”): /ˈkɒnsəkɹət/, /ˈkɑnsəkɹət/.
Consecrate has 3 syllables, split con·se·crate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-consecrate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-consecrate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of consecrate
- consecrates present, singular, he/she/it
- consecrating participle, present
- consecrated participle, past
- more consecrate comparative
- most consecrate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does consecrate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
- 2
To ordain as a bishop.
- 3
To commit (oneself or one's time) solemnly to some aim or task.
adjective
- 1
archaicobsoleteConsecrated.
- 2
rareConsecrated, devoted, dedicated, sacred.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Consecrate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense declare holy, or make holy by some procedure:
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.