ventilate
/ˈvɛntɪleɪt/verb
ventilate is spelled V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, ventilate means “To replace stale or noxious air with fresh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ventilate?
| Letters | 9: V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 ventilate?
Ventilate appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 ventilate?
- /ˈvɛntɪleɪt/
Ventilate 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: En-au-ventilate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ventilate
- ventilates present, singular, he/she/it
- ventilating participle, present
- ventilated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ventilate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
- 2
To circulate air through a building, etc.
- 3
To provide with a vent.
- 4
To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
- 5
To expose something to public examination or discussion.
- 6
To provide manual or mechanical breathing to (a patient).
- 7
To breathe.
- 8
slangTo shoot with a firearm; to pierce with bullets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ventilate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | lüften , belüften, ventilieren , beatmen |
| Portuguese | ventilar, aventar , arejar |
| Spanish | ventilar |
| French | ventiler |
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 ventilate come from?
From Middle English, borrowed from Latin ventilātus, past participle of ventilō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).