expostulate
/ɛksˈpɑstjʊleɪt/verb
expostulate is spelled E-X-P-O-S-T-U-L-A-T-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, expostulate means “To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct [(often) with with]” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in expostulate?
| Letters | 11: E-X-P-O-S-T-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 expostulate?
Expostulate appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 expostulate?
- UK /ɛksˈpɒstjʊleɪt/
- US /ɛksˈpɑstjʊleɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-expostulate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expostulate
- expostulates present, singular, he/she/it
- expostulating participle, present
- expostulated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expostulate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct [(often) with with].
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expostulate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to protest:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | expostular |
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 expostulate come from?
From Latin expostulō (“demand, claim”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, ex- + postulate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).