supinate
/ˈsuː.pəˌneɪt/verb
supinate is spelled S-U-P-I-N-A-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. As a verb, supinate means “To twist the forearm so as to turn the palm of the hand backwards if the forearm is pointing up, upwards if the forearm is horizontal, or forwards if…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in supinate?
| Letters | 8: S-U-P-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| 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 do you pronounce supinate?
- UK /ˈsuː.pəˌneɪt/
- UK /ˈsjuː.pəˌneɪt/
- US /ˈsuː.pəˌneɪt/
Supinate has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-supinate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of supinate
- supinates present, singular, he/she/it
- supinating participle, present
- supinated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supinate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To twist the forearm so as to turn the palm of the hand backwards if the forearm is pointing up, upwards if the forearm is horizontal, or forwards if the arm is pointing down; to twist the forearm by contracting the biceps brachii; to twist the right forearm clockwise or the left forearm counterclockwise.
- 2
To twist the foot so the weight is on the outer edge.
- 3
To lie back into a supine position.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Supinate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | supinar |
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 supinate come from?
From Latin supīnō (“turn up, turn over”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).