partake
par·take/pɑɹˈteɪk/verb
partake is spelled P-A-R-T-A-K-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (par·take). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, partake means “To take part in an activity; to participate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in partake?
| Letters | 7: P-A-R-T-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: par·take |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th 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; 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 partake?
Partake appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 partake?
- US /pɑɹˈteɪk/
- UK /pɑːˈteɪk/
Partake has 2 syllables, split par·take in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-partake.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with partake?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as partake from its last stressed vowel (/eɪk/):
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 partake
- partakes present, singular, he/she/it
- partaking participle, present
- partook past
- partaken participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does partake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To take part in an activity; to participate.
- 2
To take a share or portion.
Will you partake of some food?
- 3
archaicTo have something of the properties, character, or office.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Partake in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | participer |
| German | teilnehmen, mitmachen , mitessen |
| Portuguese | participar |
| Spanish | participar , tomar, consumir, participar en, permitirse, participar de |
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 partake come from?
Back-formation from Middle English part-takinge, part-takynge (“a sharing; partaking”), a calque of Latin particeps (“participating”); equivalent to part + take. Compare take part. In the sense of taking a share or portion of something, displaced native Old English onbītan (“to taste of, to partake of”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).