prostate
pros·tate/ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/noun, adjective
prostate is spelled P-R-O-S-T-A-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (pros·tate). It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prostate means “The prostate gland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prostate is prostates.
How many letters and syllables are in prostate?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-S-T-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pros·tate |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th 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 prostate?
Prostate appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 prostate?
- UK /ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/
- US /ˈpɹɑs.teɪt/
As an adjective (“Alternative spelling of pro-state”): /pɹəʊˈsteɪt/.
Prostate has 2 syllables, split pros·tate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prostate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prostate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with prostate
Also written: pro-state (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of prostate
- prostates plural
- more prostate comparative
- most prostate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prostate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The prostate gland.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the prostate gland.
- 2
Alternative spelling of pro-state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prostate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense prostate gland – see also prostate gland:
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.