ternate
/ˈtɜːnət/adjective
ternate is spelled T-E-R-N-A-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Ternate, the name). As an adjective, ternate means “Having three divisions (or leaflets)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ternate?
| Letters | 7: T-E-R-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ternate?
Ternate appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Ternate, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ternate?
- /ˈtɜːnət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ternate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ternate.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: entreat.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does ternate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having three divisions (or leaflets)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ternate come from?
Ultimately, from Latin ternus (“three each”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).