suppurate
/ˈsʌpjəreɪt/verb
suppurate is spelled S-U-P-P-U-R-A-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, suppurate means “To form or discharge pus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in suppurate?
| Letters | 9: S-U-P-P-U-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 suppurate?
Suppurate appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 suppurate?
- /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-suppurate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of suppurate
- suppurates present, singular, he/she/it
- suppurating participle, present
- suppurated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suppurate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To form or discharge pus.
- 2
To cause to generate pus.
to suppurate a sore
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suppurate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense form or discharge pus:
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 suppurate come from?
From Latin suppūrātus, past participle of suppūrō, from pūr-, stem of pūs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).