metate
/mɛˈtɑːteɪ/noun
metate is spelled M-E-T-A-T-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metate means “A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metate is metates.
How many letters and syllables are in metate?
| Letters | 6: M-E-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 metate?
Metate appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 metate?
- /mɛˈtɑːteɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of metate
- metates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flat stone for grinding grains:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | metate |
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 metate come from?
Borrowed from Spanish metate, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *mətla-tl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).