federate
/ˈfɛdəɹət/adjective, noun, verb
federate is spelled F-E-D-E-R-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, federate means “Federated, united in an alliance or federation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in federate?
| Letters | 8: F-E-D-E-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 federate?
Federate appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 federate?
- /ˈfɛdəɹət/
As a verb (“To unite in a federation”): /ˈfɛdəɹeɪt/.
Federate 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-federate_(noun).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-federate_(verb).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with federate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as federate.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: defeater, redefeat.
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 federate
- federates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- federating participle, present
- federated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does federate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Federated, united in an alliance or federation.
noun
- 1
A member of a federation.
- 2
Anglicised form of Latin foederatus.
- 3
a system participating in a collective simulation, particularly within the context of the HLA (High Level Architecture) standard.
verb
- 1
To unite in a federation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate federate?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of federate: fed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Federate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
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 federate come from?
Ultimately from Latin, compare foedus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).