consummate
/ˈkɒnsəmət/adjective, verb
consummate is spelled C-O-N-S-U-M-M-A-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, consummate means “Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in consummate?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-S-U-M-M-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is consummate?
Consummate appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 consummate?
- UK /ˈkɒnsəmət/
- UK /ˈkɒnsjʊmət/
- UK /kənˈsʌmɪt/
As a verb (“To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to…”): /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/, /ˈkɒnsjʊmeɪt/, /ˈkɑnsəmeɪt/.
Consummate 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-us-consummate-adj.ogg, En-us-consummate-verb.ogg, En-au-consummate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of consummate
- more consummate comparative
- most consummate superlative
- consummates present, singular, he/she/it
- consummating participle, present
- consummated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does consummate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.
- 2
Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.
a consummate sergeant
- 3
obsoleteConsummated, completed, perfected, fully accomplished.
- 4
obsoleteConsummated.
verb
- 1
To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
- 2
To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch.
- 3
To make (a marriage) complete by the spouses' first engaging in sexual intercourse.
the marriage was never consummated
- 4
To become perfected, receive the finishing touch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Consummate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | consommé , consommer |
| German | perfekt, vollkommen, vollendet, unübertrefflich, völlig, ausgemacht |
| Portuguese | consumado , consumar, perfectibilizar |
| Spanish | consumar , consumado |
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 consummate come from?
First attested in the beginning of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consummat(e) (“(past participle) fulfilled, completed; (adjective) perfect, consummate”), borrowed from Latin cōnsummātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsummō (“to sum up, finish, complete”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + summa (“a sum”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see sum, summation. Common participial usage up until Early Modern English.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).