delaminate
/diːˈlæmɪneɪt/verb
delaminate is spelled D-E-L-A-M-I-N-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, delaminate means “To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in delaminate?
| Letters | 10: D-E-L-A-M-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 delaminate?
Delaminate appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 delaminate?
- UK /diːˈlæmɪneɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with delaminate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as delaminate from its last stressed vowel (/æmɪneɪt/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: antemedial.
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 delaminate
- delaminates present, singular, he/she/it
- delaminating participle, present
- delaminated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delaminate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.
- 2
To come apart into its component layers.
Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate delaminate?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of delaminate: delam.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does delaminate come from?
From de- + laminate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).