stylobate
/ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/noun
stylobate is spelled S-T-Y-L-O-B-A-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stylobate means “The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stylobate is stylobates.
How many letters and syllables are in stylobate?
| Letters | 9: S-T-Y-L-O-B-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 stylobate?
Stylobate appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 stylobate?
- /ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of stylobate
- stylobates plural
- stylobata
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stylobate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stylobate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense top step of the crepidoma:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stylobate |
| German | Stylobat |
| Portuguese | estilóbata |
| Spanish | estilóbato |
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 stylobate come from?
Borrowed from Latin stylobata, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στυλοβάτης (stulobátēs), from στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go, to walk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).