resonate
res·o·nate/ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/verb
resonate is spelled R-E-S-O-N-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (res·o·nate). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, resonate means “To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in resonate?
| Letters | 8: R-E-S-O-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: res·o·nate |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st 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; 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 resonate?
Resonate appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st 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 resonate?
- US /ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/
- Australia /ˈɹez.əˌnæɪt/
Resonate has 3 syllables, split res·o·nate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-resonate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with resonate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as resonate (/ɛzəneɪt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: netorase.
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 resonate
- resonates present, singular, he/she/it
- resonating participle, present
- resonated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resonate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
The books on top of the piano resonate when he plays certain notes.
- 2
To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support.
His words resonated with the crowd.
- 3
To agree or sympathise, not necessarily perfectly, usually with an emotion, an attitude, or an intellectual position.
The human propensity to resonate emotionally with others.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resonate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | résonner |
| German | schwingen, mitschwingen, nachhallen , einen Widerhall finden |
| Portuguese | ressoar |
| Spanish | resonar, retiñir |
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 resonate come from?
Borrowed from Latin resonō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).