sulcate
adjective
sulcate is spelled S-U-L-C-A-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sulcate means “Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sulcate?
| Letters | 7: S-U-L-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 sulcate?
Sulcate appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 sulcate
- more sulcate comparative
- most sulcate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sulcate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having deep, narrow sulci, grooves or furrows.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sulcate come from?
From Latin sulcātus, perfect passive participle of sulcō (“to plough, furrow”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).