oblate
/ˈɑbleɪt/noun, adjective, verb
oblate is spelled O-B-L-A-T-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oblate means “A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oblate is oblates or oblati.
How many letters and syllables are in oblate?
| Letters | 6: O-B-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th 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 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 oblate?
Oblate appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 oblate?
- UK /ˈɒbleɪt/
- UK /ɒˈbleɪt/
- US /ˈɑbleɪt/
Oblate has 2 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-oblate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-oblate_(adjective).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with oblate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as oblate (/ɑbleɪt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lobate.
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 oblate
- oblates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- oblati plural
- more oblate comparative
- most oblate superlative
- oblating participle, present
- oblated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oblate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person dedicated to a life of religion or monasticism, especially a member of an order without religious vows or a lay member of a religious community.
- 2
A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
adjective
- 1
Designating a person who is an oblate, of or belonging to an order of oblates.
an Oblate Father
- 2
Flattened or depressed at the poles.
The Earth is an oblate spheroid.
verb
- 1
rareTo offer as either a gift or an oblation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oblate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Flattened or depressed at the poles:
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 oblate come from?
From French oblat and its source, Ecclesiastical Latin oblātus (“person dedicated to religious life”), nominalization of oblātus, perfect passive participle of offerō (“to offer”); see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).