desaturate
/diːˈsætʃəɹeɪt/verb
desaturate is spelled D-E-S-A-T-U-R-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, desaturate means “To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in desaturate?
| Letters | 10: D-E-S-A-T-U-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 desaturate?
Desaturate appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 desaturate?
- UK /diːˈsætʃəɹeɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of desaturate
- desaturates present, singular, he/she/it
- desaturating participle, present
- desaturated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does desaturate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cause to become less saturated or unsaturated.
- 2
To lessen the saturation of (a colour).
- 3
To convert (a saturated compound) to an unsaturated one.
- 4
To decrease in saturation.
- 5
Of the oxygen saturation level in one's hemoglobin: to decrease, to drop.
- 6
To undergo a decrease in the oxygen saturation level in the hemoglobin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Desaturate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lessen saturation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | entsättigen |
| Portuguese | dessaturar |
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 desaturate come from?
From de- + saturate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).