distillate
/ˈdɪstɪlət/noun
distillate is spelled D-I-S-T-I-L-L-A-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, distillate means “The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of distillate is distillates.
How many letters and syllables are in distillate?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-T-I-L-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is distillate?
Distillate appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 distillate?
- /ˈdɪstɪlət/
Distillate has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_distillate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of distillate
- distillates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distillate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid.
- 2
The essence of something.
- 3
AustraliaDiesel fuel.
- 4
USobsoleteA low-grade fuel produced in the distillation of petroleum for gasoline and largely a waste product.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does distillate come from?
From distill + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).