prolate
/ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/
"prolate" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prolate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elongated at the poles.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prolate · prolate · English
prolate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prolate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “prolate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
prolate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈpɹəʊ.leɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elongated at the poles.".
No misspelling variants are generated for prolate in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”). The correct English form is prolate, spelled P-R-O-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Elongated at the poles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prolate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A cigar is a prolate spheroid.
Etymology
From Latin prolatum, past participle of proferre (“to extend, lengthen”).
Antonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.