constitute
/ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/verb
constitute is spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, constitute means “To set up; to establish; to enact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in constitute?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th 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 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 constitute?
Constitute appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th 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 constitute?
- UK /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/
- US /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/
- Canada /ˈkɒnstɪt(j)uːt/
Constitute has 3 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: En-uk-constitute.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with constitute?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as constitute from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnstɪtut/):
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 constitute
- constitutes present, singular, he/she/it
- constituting participle, present
- constituted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does constitute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To set up; to establish; to enact.
- 2
To make up; to compose; to form.
- 3
To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
noun
- 1
obsoleteAn established law.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Constitute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | gründen, begründen, bilden, einrichten, ins Leben rufen, einsetzen |
| Portuguese | constituir |
| Spanish | constituir |
| French | constituer |
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 constitute come from?
From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place; set up; establish”), from con- (“with”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).