cordate
/ˈkɔːɹdeɪt/adjective, noun
cordate is spelled C-O-R-D-A-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cordate means “Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cordate?
| Letters | 7: C-O-R-D-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cordate?
Cordate appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 cordate?
- UK /ˈkɔːdeɪt/
- US /ˈkɔːɹdeɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cordate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with cordate
Sounds like: caudate, chordate (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with cordate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cordate from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹdeɪt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: redcoat.
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 cordate
- more cordate comparative
- most cordate superlative
- cordates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cordate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.
noun
- 1
Any animal with a heart.
- 2
A heart-shaped hand axe.
Wiktionary also records cordate as a common misspelling of another word in some uses; the senses above are its own.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cordate come from?
From Latin cor(d) (“heart”) + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).