digitate
/ˈdɪdʒɪtət/adjective, verb
digitate is spelled D-I-G-I-T-A-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, digitate means “Having digits, fingers or things shaped like fingers; fingerlike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in digitate?
| Letters | 8: D-I-G-I-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 digitate?
Digitate appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 digitate?
- /ˈdɪdʒɪtət/
As a verb (“To point out as with one's finger, indicate”): /ˈdɪdʒɪteɪt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-digitate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-digitate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of digitate
- digitates present, singular, he/she/it
- digitating participle, present
- digitated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does digitate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having digits, fingers or things shaped like fingers; fingerlike
- 2
Having parts that spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo point out as with one's finger, indicate.
- 2
To spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Digitate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | fingerförmig , fingerförmig emporragen |
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 digitate come from?
The adjective is first attested in 1661, the verb in 1657; the adjective was borrowed from Latin digitātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), the verb from digitātus, perfect passive participle of digitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).