pistillate
adjective
pistillate is spelled P-I-S-T-I-L-L-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pistillate means “Having functional pistils” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pistillate?
| Letters | 10: P-I-S-T-I-L-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 pistillate?
Pistillate appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 pistillate
- more pistillate comparative
- most pistillate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pistillate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having functional pistils.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pistillate come from?
From pistil + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).