tuberculate
/tuˈbɝkjəlɪt/adjective
tuberculate is spelled T-U-B-E-R-C-U-L-A-T-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tuberculate means “Having tubercles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tuberculate?
| Letters | 11: T-U-B-E-R-C-U-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 tuberculate?
Tuberculate appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 tuberculate?
- UK /tjuˈbɜːkjəlɪt/
- US /tuˈbɝkjəlɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tuberculate
- more tuberculate comparative
- most tuberculate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tuberculate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having tubercles.
- 2
Having tuberculosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tuberculate come from?
From Latin tūberculātus. By surface analysis, tubercul(um) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French tuberculé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).