coronate
/ˈkɔɹəˌneɪt/verb, adjective
coronate is spelled C-O-R-O-N-A-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, coronate means “To crown (a sovereign or champion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coronate?
| Letters | 8: C-O-R-O-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 coronate?
Coronate appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 coronate?
- UK /ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/
- US /ˈkɔɹəˌneɪt/
As an adjective (“Having a crest or a crownlike appendage, a corona”): /ˈkɒɹənət/, /ˈkɒɹəˌneɪt/, /ˈkɔɹənɪt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-coronate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-coronate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coronate
- coronates present, singular, he/she/it
- coronating participle, present
- coronated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coronate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
rareTo crown (a sovereign or champion).
[…] and instead of Coronating your deserved Worth […]
adjective
- 1
Having a crest or a crownlike appendage, a corona.
- 2
Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.
- 3
Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.
- 4
obsolete(as a participial adjective) Having or wearing a crown, crowned; (as a participle) crowned, coronated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coronate come from?
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin corōnātus (“crowned”), perfect passive participle of corōnō (“to crown”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from corōna (“crown”) + -ō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).