covariate
/koʊˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/noun
covariate is spelled C-O-V-A-R-I-A-T-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, covariate means “A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of covariate is covariates.
How many letters and syllables are in covariate?
| Letters | 9: C-O-V-A-R-I-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 covariate?
Covariate appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 covariate?
- UK /kəʊˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/
- US /koʊˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/
- Australia /kəʉˈveɹ.i.æɪt/
Covariate has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of covariate
- covariates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does covariate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Covariate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense variable possibly predictive of outcome:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kovariate |
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 covariate come from?
From co- + variate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).