remunerate
/ɹɪˈmjuːnəɹeɪt/verb
remunerate is spelled R-E-M-U-N-E-R-A-T-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, remunerate means “To compensate; to pay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in remunerate?
| Letters | 10: R-E-M-U-N-E-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 remunerate?
Remunerate appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 remunerate?
- /ɹɪˈmjuːnəɹeɪt/
Remunerate 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-remunerate.wav, En-us-remunerate.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of remunerate
- remunerates present, singular, he/she/it
- remunerating participle, present
- remunerated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remunerate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To compensate; to pay.
The workers were generously remunerated for their time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does remunerate come from?
From the participle stem of Latin remūnerō (“to reward”), from mūnus (“gift”). Unrelated to money.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).