crenellate
cre·nel·late/ˈkɹɛnəˌleɪt/verb
crenellate is spelled C-R-E-N-E-L-L-A-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (cre·nel·late). It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, crenellate means “To furnish with crenelles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crenellate?
| Letters | 10: C-R-E-N-E-L-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cre·nel·late |
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 crenellate?
Crenellate appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 crenellate?
- UK /ˈkɹɛnɛleɪt/
- US /ˈkɹɛnəˌleɪt/
Crenellate has 3 syllables, split cre·nel·late in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with crenellate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as crenellate from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnəleɪt/):
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 crenellate
- crenellates present, singular, he/she/it
- crenellating participle, present
- crenellated participle, past
- crenelate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crenellate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To furnish with crenelles.
- 2
To indent; to notch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crenellate come from?
From French créneler (“to defend with crenels, make crenelated, crenelate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Créneler is derived from Old French crenel (“crenel, embrasure (modern French créneau)”) + -er (forms verbs of the first conjugation)), further from crene (“notch”) + -el (diminutive-forming sufix), perhaps related to Latin crēna (“incision; notch”) or of gaulish origin. Equivalent to crenel + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).