matriculate
/məˈtɹɪkjəˌleɪt/verb, noun
matriculate is spelled M-A-T-R-I-C-U-L-A-T-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, matriculate means “To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in matriculate?
| Letters | 11: M-A-T-R-I-C-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is matriculate?
Matriculate appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 matriculate?
- US /məˈtɹɪkjəˌleɪt/
- UK /məˈtɹɪkjʊˌleɪt/
As a noun (“A person admitted to membership in a society or college”): /məˈtɹɪkjəlɪt/, /məˈtɹɪkjʊlɪt/.
Matriculate has 4 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-matriculate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-matriculate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with matriculate?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as matriculate from its last stressed vowel (/ɪkjəleɪt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of matriculate
- matriculates present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- matriculating participle, present
- matriculated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does matriculate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
- 2
To join or enter (a group, body, category of people, etc.).
- 3
To be enrolled as a member of a body, especially of a college or university.
- 4
proscribedTo graduate (from a school or course of study).
noun
- 1
A person admitted to membership in a society or college.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteMatriculated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Matriculate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | matricular , estar matriculado |
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 matriculate come from?
The adjective is first attested in 1487, in Middle English, the verb in 1557; borrowed from Latin mātrīculātus, perfect passive participle of mātrīculō (“to register”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from mātrīcula (“public register”), a diminutive of Latin mātrīx (“list”). By surface analysis, matricul(a) + -ate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).