formulate
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/verb
formulate is spelled F-O-R-M-U-L-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, formulate means “To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in formulate?
| Letters | 9: F-O-R-M-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th 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 formulate?
Formulate appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 formulate?
- /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/
Formulate 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)-Vininn126-formulate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of formulate
- formulates present, singular, he/she/it
- formulating participle, present
- formulated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does formulate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
He failed to formulate his ideas more clearly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Formulate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of s:
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 formulate come from?
From formula + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).