pilates
/pɪˈlɑːtiːz/noun
pilates is spelled P-I-L-A-T-E-S: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pilates means “Alternative letter-case form of Pilates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pilates?
| Letters | 7: P-I-L-A-T-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th 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 pilates?
Pilates appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 pilates?
- /pɪˈlɑːtiːz/
Pilates has 3 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: En-us-Pilates.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pilates?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pilates.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: talipes.
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).
What does pilates mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Pilates.
noun
- 1
A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates.
- 2
Any of various systems modified from that original version, especially in the decades since this name became genericized.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pilates in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense physical fitness system:
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 pilates come from?
Named after German physical trainer Joseph Pilates, who developed the original version and called it Contrology. The eponymous name has had trademark protection in various jurisdictions; such protection has lapsed in some jurisdictions but may possibly persist in others.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).