syncopate
/ˈsɪŋkəpeɪt/verb
syncopate is spelled S-Y-N-C-O-P-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, syncopate means “to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in syncopate?
| Letters | 9: S-Y-N-C-O-P-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is syncopate?
Syncopate appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 syncopate?
- /ˈsɪŋkəpeɪt/
Syncopate has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-syncopate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of syncopate
- syncopates present, singular, he/she/it
- syncopating participle, present
- syncopated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does syncopate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope
- 2
to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Syncopate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense linguistics: to use syncope:
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 syncopate come from?
From Medieval Latin syncopātus, past participle of syncopō, from Late Latin syncopa, from Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “cut”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).