innominate
in·nom·in·ate/ɪˈnɑmɪnət/adjective, noun
innominate is spelled I-N-N-O-M-I-N-A-T-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (in·nom·in·ate). It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, innominate means “Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in innominate?
| Letters | 10: I-N-N-O-M-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·nom·in·ate |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 innominate?
Innominate appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 innominate?
- UK /ɪˈnɒmɪnət/
- US /ɪˈnɑmɪnət/
Innominate has 4 syllables, split in·nom·in·ate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-innominate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of innominate
- more innominate comparative
- most innominate superlative
- innominates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does innominate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having no name, nameless, unnamed; anonymous.
noun
- 1
An innominate bone.
- 2
An innominate artery.
- 3
An innominate vein.
- 4
Innominate substance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Innominate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having no name; anonymous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sans nom, innomé, anonyme |
| German | namenlos, unbenannt |
| Portuguese | sem nome |
| Spanish | innominado, anónimo, sin nombre |
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 innominate come from?
From Latin innōminātus, from in- (“not”) + nōminātus (“named”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).