perambulate
/pəɹˈæmbjʊˌleɪt/verb
perambulate is spelled P-E-R-A-M-B-U-L-A-T-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, perambulate means “To walk around, roam, or stroll” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perambulate?
| Letters | 11: P-E-R-A-M-B-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 perambulate?
Perambulate appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 perambulate?
- /pəɹˈæmbjʊˌleɪt/
- /pəɹˈæmbjəˌleɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-perambulate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of perambulate
- perambulates present, singular, he/she/it
- perambulating participle, present
- perambulated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perambulate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To walk around, roam, or stroll.
Near-synonym: ambulate (sometimes synonymous)
- 2
To inspect (an area) on foot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perambulate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense roam, stroll:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | durchreisen |
| Portuguese | perambular, vaguear, passear |
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 perambulate come from?
Borrowed from Latin perambulō, perambulātus. Equivalent to per- + ambulate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).