premeditate
/priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/verb
premeditate is spelled P-R-E-M-E-D-I-T-A-T-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, premeditate means “To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in premeditate?
| Letters | 11: P-R-E-M-E-D-I-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is premeditate?
Premeditate appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 premeditate?
- /priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/
Premeditate has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-premeditate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of premeditate
- premeditates present, singular, he/she/it
- premeditating participle, present
- premeditated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does premeditate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Premeditate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | vorsätzlich planen, vorher überlegen, im Vorhinein planen, im Vorhinein überlegen, vorher bedenken |
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 premeditate come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditor (“to premeditate”). By surface analysis, pre- + meditate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).