gamergate
gam·er·gate/ˈɡæm.əɹˌɡeɪt/noun
gamergate is spelled G-A-M-E-R-G-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (gam·er·gate). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gamergate means “A worker insect that can become capable of reproducing when the queen has died” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gamergate is gamergates.
How many letters and syllables are in gamergate?
| Letters | 9: G-A-M-E-R-G-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: gam·er·gate |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 gamergate?
Gamergate appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 gamergate?
- UK /ˈɡæm.ə.ɡeɪt/
- US /ˈɡæm.əɹˌɡeɪt/
Gamergate has 3 syllables, split gam·er·gate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gamergate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gamergate
- gamergates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gamergate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A worker insect that can become capable of reproducing when the queen has died.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gamergate come from?
From gam- + ergate, from Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, “union, marriage”) + Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs, “workman”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).