prorate
/pɹoʊˈɹeɪt/verb
prorate is spelled P-R-O-R-A-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, prorate means “To divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prorate?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 prorate?
Prorate appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 prorate?
- /pɹoʊˈɹeɪt/
- /ˈpɹoʊ.ɹeɪt/
Prorate has 2 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-prorate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prorate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as prorate.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: praetor.
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).
Forms of prorate
- prorates present, singular, he/she/it
- prorating participle, present
- prorated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prorate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prorate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense divide proportionately:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | partager au prorata, répartir au prorata |
| Portuguese | ratear |
| Spanish | prorratear, cuotear |
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 prorate come from?
American English derivation from pro rata, from Latin pro (“according to”) + ratus (“calculated”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).