ovulate
/ˈɒvjʊleɪt/verb, adjective
ovulate is spelled O-V-U-L-A-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, ovulate means “To produce eggs or ova” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ovulate?
| Letters | 7: O-V-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 ovulate?
Ovulate appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 ovulate?
- /ˈɒvjʊleɪt/
As an adjective (“Containing, or bearing, an ovule”): /ˈɒvjʊlət/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ovulate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ovulate
- ovulates present, singular, he/she/it
- ovulating participle, present
- ovulated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ovulate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To produce eggs or ova.
adjective
- 1
Containing, or bearing, an ovule.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ovulate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense produce eggs or ova:
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 ovulate come from?
From ovul(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French ovuler.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).