nates
/ˈneɪtiːz/noun
nates is spelled N-A-T-E-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nates means “The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nates?
| Letters | 5: N-A-T-E-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nates?
Nates appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 nates?
- UK /ˈneɪtiːz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-nates.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nates?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nates (/eɪtiz/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: stane.
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).
What does nates mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.
- 2
The buttocks.
- 3
The umbones of a bivalve shell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nates come from?
From Latin natēs, plural of natis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).