vaccinate
vac·ci·nate/ˈvæksɪneɪt/verb
vaccinate is spelled V-A-C-C-I-N-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (vac·ci·nate). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, vaccinate means “To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vaccinate?
| Letters | 9: V-A-C-C-I-N-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: vac·ci·nate |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 vaccinate?
Vaccinate appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 vaccinate?
- /ˈvæksɪneɪt/
Vaccinate has 3 syllables, split vac·ci·nate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-vaccinate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vaccinate
- vaccinates present, singular, he/she/it
- vaccinating participle, present
- vaccinated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vaccinate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
You haven't stopped talking since I came here! You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vaccinate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disea:
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 vaccinate come from?
From vaccine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).