sporulate
verb, adjective
sporulate is spelled S-P-O-R-U-L-A-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, sporulate means “To produce spores” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sporulate?
| Letters | 9: S-P-O-R-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 sporulate?
Sporulate appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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).
Forms of sporulate
- sporulates present, singular, he/she/it
- sporulating participle, present
- sporulated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sporulate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To produce spores.
- 2
To convert into spores.
adjective
- 1
That produces spores
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sporulate come from?
From sporule + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).