triangulate
/tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/verb, adjective
triangulate is spelled T-R-I-A-N-G-U-L-A-T-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, triangulate means “To locate by means of triangulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in triangulate?
| Letters | 11: T-R-I-A-N-G-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 triangulate?
Triangulate appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 triangulate?
- /tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-triangulate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of triangulate
- triangulates present, singular, he/she/it
- triangulating participle, present
- triangulated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triangulate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To locate by means of triangulation.
- 2
To pit two others against each other in order to achieve a desired outcome or to gain an advantage; to "play both sides against the middle".
- 3
To divide into triangles.
adjective
- 1
Synonym of triangular.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Triangulate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trianguler |
| Portuguese | triangular |
| Spanish | triangular |
| German | gegeneinander ausspielen |
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 triangulate come from?
From Latin triangulum + -ate or Medieval Latin *triangulāt-, the past participial stem of *triangulō. Compare French trianguler.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).