papillate
adjective, verb
papillate is spelled P-A-P-I-L-L-A-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, papillate means “Resembling papillae, or covered in papillae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in papillate?
| Letters | 9: P-A-P-I-L-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 papillate?
Papillate appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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).
Forms of papillate
- papillates present, singular, he/she/it
- papillating participle, present
- papillated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does papillate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling papillae, or covered in papillae.
verb
- 1
To cover with papillae.
- 2
To take the form of a papilla, or of papillae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does papillate come from?
From papilla + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).