situate
sit·u·ate/ˈsɪt͡ʃ.u.eɪt/verb, adjective
situate is spelled S-I-T-U-A-T-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables (sit·u·ate). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, situate means “To place on or into a physical location” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in situate?
| Letters | 7: S-I-T-U-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sit·u·ate |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th 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 situate?
Situate appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 situate?
- /ˈsɪt͡ʃ.u.eɪt/
- /ˈsɪt.ju.eɪt/
As an adjective (“Situated”): /ˈsɪt͡ʃ.u.ət/, /ˈsɪt.ju.ət/.
Situate has 3 syllables, split sit·u·ate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-situate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-situate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of situate
- situates present, singular, he/she/it
- situating participle, present
- situated participle, past
- scituate
- more situate comparative
- most situate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does situate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To place on or into a physical location.
The statue is situated in a corner hardly visible to the public, except through a window from an outside maintenance area situated behind the building.
- 2
To place or put into an intangible place or position, such as social, ethical, fictional, etc.
The mayor is situated between probable censure and possible recall.
adjective
- 1
archaicSituated.
Wadley in Berkshire is situate in a vale, though not so fertile a soil as some vales afford […].
- 2
Situated; located.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Situate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense place on or into a physical location – see also locate, place, put:
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 situate come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin situātus, past participle of Medieval Latin situō (“to locate, place”), from Latin situs (“a site”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).