herniate
/ˈhɜː(ɹ)nieɪt/verb
herniate is spelled H-E-R-N-I-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, herniate means “Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in herniate?
| Letters | 8: H-E-R-N-I-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 herniate?
Herniate appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 herniate?
- /ˈhɜː(ɹ)nieɪt/
Herniate 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-herniate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of herniate
- herniates present, singular, he/she/it
- herniating participle, present
- herniated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does herniate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ: to protrude through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained, causing a hernia.
When the small intestine herniates into the groin, one has an inguinal hernia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Herniate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | herniarse |
| Spanish | herniarse |
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 herniate come from?
From hernia + -ate. By surface analysis, herni- + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).