delate
/dəˈleɪt/obsolete
delate is spelled D-E-L-A-T-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, delate means “To carry; to convey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in delate?
| Letters | 6: D-E-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 delate?
Delate appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 delate?
- /dəˈleɪt/
- /dɪˈleɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-delate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with delate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as delate.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: elated.
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 delate
- delates present, singular, he/she/it
- delating participle, present
- delated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo carry; to convey.
- 2
archaicTo report; to spread; to inform to make public.
- 3
archaicTo carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against.
- 4
archaicTo carry on; to conduct or behave.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does delate come from?
From Latin delātus, perfect passive participle of deferō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of defer (Etymology 2). See also infer, collate and confer, relate and refer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).