crenate
/ˈkɹiː.neɪt/adjective, noun
crenate is spelled C-R-E-N-A-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crenate means “Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crenate?
| Letters | 7: C-R-E-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 crenate?
Crenate appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 crenate?
- /ˈkɹiː.neɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-crenate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with crenate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as crenate.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reenact.
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 crenate
- more crenate comparative
- most crenate superlative
- crenates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crenate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.
noun
- 1
Any salt or ester of crenic acid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crenate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense scalloped:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | dentado |
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 crenate come from?
Borrowed from Latin crēnātus, merged with a Latinization of Middle French crené, past participle of crener (“to mark with a notch”), derivative of cren, cran (“notch”), of Celtic origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).