negatory
/ˈnɛɡəˌtɔɹi/adjective, noun
negatory is spelled N-E-G-A-T-O-R-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, negatory means “Negative; negating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in negatory?
| Letters | 8: N-E-G-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 negatory?
Negatory appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 negatory?
- US /ˈnɛɡəˌtɔɹi/
- UK /ˈnɛɡət(ə)ɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-negatory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does negatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Negative; negating.
negatory prefix
noun
- 1
No.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does negatory come from?
From Medieval Latin negātōrius (possibly via Middle French negatoire), from Latin negātus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).