matriarchate
/ˈmeɪtɹiɑːkət/
"matriarchate" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“matriarchate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A matriarchal system or community.
Corpus desk
Index EN-matriarchate · matriarchate · English
matriarchate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | matriarchate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmeɪtɹiɑːkət/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “matriarchate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
matriarchate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmeɪtɹiɑːkət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for matriarchate in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From matriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office), modeled after patriarchate. The correct English form is matriarchate, spelled M-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-H-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1A matriarchal system or community.
- 2The position of a matriarch.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how matriarchate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The fact that in most lands the moon was originally a female deity has led many historians to dispute the superiority of the moon over the sun in ancient mythology. In putting forth this argument they overlook one important and significant factor: the existence of a matriarchate preceding the domination of woman by man. That such a condition was perfectly…
Like Byron's seraglio, the boudoir is a matriarchate guarded by eunuchs […].
Etymology
From matriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office), modeled after patriarchate.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.