neonate
/ˈni.oʊ.neɪt/noun
neonate is spelled N-E-O-N-A-T-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neonate means “A newborn infant; recently born baby” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neonate is neonates.
How many letters and syllables are in neonate?
| Letters | 7: N-E-O-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 neonate?
Neonate appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 neonate?
- UK /ˈniː.əʊ.neɪt/
- US /ˈni.oʊ.neɪt/
- US /ˈni.ə.neɪt/
Neonate has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-neonate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of neonate
- neonates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neonate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A newborn infant; recently born baby.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does neonate come from?
From New Latin neonātus (“newborn”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).