stagnate
/ˈstæɡneɪt/verb, adjective
stagnate is spelled S-T-A-G-N-A-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, stagnate means “To cease to flow or run” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stagnate?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-G-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 stagnate?
Stagnate appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 stagnate?
- /ˈstæɡneɪt/
Stagnate has 2 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-stagnate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stagnate
- stagnates present, singular, he/she/it
- stagnating participle, present
- stagnated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stagnate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cease to flow or run.
If the water stagnates, algae will grow.
- 2
To be or become foul from standing.
Air stagnates in a closed room.
- 3
To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.
- 4
To stop the flowing or running of
- 5
To stop the development, advancement, or change of; to make idle.
adjective
- 1
Stagnant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stagnate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stagner |
| German | stagnieren |
| Portuguese | estagnar |
| Spanish | estancarse , estancar |
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 stagnate come from?
Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, past participle of stāgnō (“cover the land as a lake, stagnate”), from stāgnum (“pond, swamp”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).