enumerate
/ɪˈn(j)u.məˌɹeɪt/verb
enumerate is spelled E-N-U-M-E-R-A-T-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, enumerate means “To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enumerate?
| Letters | 9: E-N-U-M-E-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is enumerate?
Enumerate appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 enumerate?
- UK /ɪˈnjuː.məˌɹeɪt/
- US /ɪˈn(j)u.məˌɹeɪt/
Enumerate has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-enumerate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with enumerate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as enumerate from its last stressed vowel (/uməɹeɪt/):
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 enumerate
- enumerates present, singular, he/she/it
- enumerating participle, present
- enumerated participle, past
- more enumerate comparative
- most enumerate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enumerate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.
- 2
To determine the amount of.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteEnumerated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enumerate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 enumerate come from?
First attested in 1600–1650; borrowed from Latin enumerātus, the perfect passive participle of enumerō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).