simulate
/ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/verb
simulate is spelled S-I-M-U-L-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, simulate means “To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in simulate?
| Letters | 8: S-I-M-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is simulate?
Simulate appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 simulate?
- UK /ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/
- US /ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/
- Australia /ˈsɪm.jʊˌlæɪt/
As an adjective (“Feigned; pretended”): /ˈsɪm.jʊ.lɪt/, /ˈsɪm.jə.lət/.
Simulate 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-simulate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with simulate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as simulate from its last stressed vowel (/ɪmjəleɪt/):
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 simulate
- simulates present, singular, he/she/it
- simulating participle, present
- simulated participle, past
- more simulate comparative
- most simulate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does simulate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteFeigned; pretended.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate simulate?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of simulate: sim.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Simulate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | simuler |
| German | simulieren, nachahmen |
| Portuguese | simular |
| Spanish | simular |
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 simulate come from?
First attested in 1652; Borrowed from Latin simulātus, perfect passive participle of simulō (“make like, imitate, copy, represent, feign”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from similis (“like”). See similar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).