segregate
/ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/adjective, verb, noun
segregate is spelled S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, segregate means “Separate; select” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in segregate?
| Letters | 9: S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 segregate?
Segregate appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 segregate?
- /ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/
As a verb (“To separate”): /ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡeɪt/.
Segregate has 3 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-segregate2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-segregate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of segregate
- more segregate comparative
- most segregate superlative
- segregates present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- segregating participle, present
- segregated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does segregate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Separate; select.
- 2
Separated from others of the same kind.
- 3
Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.
verb
- 1
To separate.
- 2
In particular, to separate and organize by characteristics.
Please segregate the pairs of shoes by size into their respective boxes.
- 3
To separate (races, sexes, or other groups, especially black and white people), especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep them apart.
noun
- 1
An entity that is separated in some way from a reference group or entity.
A segregate becomes conspicuous once it is removed from its aggregate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Segregate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to separate:
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 segregate come from?
From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).