striate
/ˈstɹaɪ.eɪt/verb, adjective
striate is spelled S-T-R-I-A-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, striate means “To mark something with striations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in striate?
| Letters | 7: S-T-R-I-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is striate?
Striate appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 striate?
- /ˈstɹaɪ.eɪt/
As an adjective (“striated”): /ˈstɹaɪ.ət/, /ˈstɹaɪ.eɪt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-striate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-striate2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with striate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as striate.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: artiste.
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 striate
- striates present, singular, he/she/it
- striating participle, present
- striated participle, past
- more striate comparative
- most striate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does striate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To mark something with striations.
adjective
- 1
striated
- 2
Relating to the striate cortex of the brain
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does striate come from?
From Latin striatum, past participle of strio (“to groove”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).