nominate
/ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/verb, adjective
nominate is spelled N-O-M-I-N-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, nominate means “To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nominate?
| Letters | 8: N-O-M-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 nominate?
Nominate appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 nominate?
- UK /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/
- UK /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/
- US /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/
Nominate has 3 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-nominate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nominate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nominate from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmɪneɪt/):
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 nominate
- nominates present, singular, he/she/it
- nominating participle, present
- nominated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nominate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
- 2
To specify in advance which pocket a ball will be potted in; to call; to name.
- 3
To designate a peer (or oneself) as corresponding to a (potentially positive or negative) description.
- 4
obsoleteTo entitle, confer a name upon.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteNamed, called; nominated, appointed etc.
- 2
obsoleteMentioned by name, noted.
- 3
obsoleteNominated to an office.
an executor nominate / a nominate executor
- 4
obsoleteHaving a special name or mentioning a particular name.
- 5
nominotypical
the nominate subspecies
noun
- 1
obsoleteA nominee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate nominate?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of nominate: nom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nominate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to name someone for a particular role or position:
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 nominate come from?
The adjective is first attested in 1450, in Middle English, the verb in 1545; partly from Middle English nominat(e) (“named, designated”), from Latin nōminātus, perfect passive participle of nōminō (“to name”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from nōmen (“a name”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).