quadrate
/ˈkwɑd.ɹət/adjective, noun
quadrate is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, quadrate means “Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quadrate?
| Letters | 8: Q-U-A-D-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 quadrate?
Quadrate appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 quadrate?
- UK /ˈkwɒd.ɹət/
- UK /ˈkwɒdˌɹeɪt/
- US /ˈkwɑd.ɹət/
As a verb (“To adjust (a gun) on its carriage”): /kwɒdˈɹeɪt/, /kwɑdˈɹeɪt/.
Quadrate has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-quadrate1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-quadrate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quadrate
- more quadrate comparative
- most quadrate superlative
- quadrates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- quadrating participle, present
- quadrated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quadrate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.
- 2
Produced by multiplying a number by itself; square.
The number of Ten hath been as highly extolled, as containing even, odd, long, plain, quadrate and cubical numbers.
- 3
archaicSquare; even; balanced; equal; exact.
- 4
archaicSquared; suited; correspondent.
noun
- 1
A plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square.
- 2
An aspect of the heavenly bodies in which they are distant from each other 90°, or the quarter of a circle; quartile.
- 3
The quadrate bone.
verb
- 1
archaicTo adjust (a gun) on its carriage.
- 2
archaicTo train (a gun) for horizontal firing.
- 3
archaicTo square.
quadrating the circle
- 4
archaicTo square; to agree; to suit; to correspond (with).
not quadrating with American ideas of right, justice and reason
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quadrate come from?
From Middle English quadrat, quadrate, from Latin quadrātus (“square”), past participle of quadrō (“to make four-cornered, square, put in order, intransitive be square”), from quadra (“a square”), later quadrus (“square”), from quattuor (“four”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).