vibrate
/ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/verb, noun, adjective
vibrate is spelled V-I-B-R-A-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, vibrate means “To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vibrate?
| Letters | 7: V-I-B-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is vibrate?
Vibrate appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 vibrate?
- UK /vaɪˈbɹeɪt/
- US /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/
Vibrate has 2 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-us-vibrate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with vibrate?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as vibrate from its last stressed vowel (/aɪbɹeɪt/):
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).
Forms of vibrate
- vibrates present, singular, he/she/it
- vibrating participle, present
- vibrated participle, past
- more vibrate comparative
- most vibrate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vibrate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
- 2
To resonate.
Her mind was vibrating with excitement.
- 3
To brandish; to swing to and fro.
to vibrate a sword or a staff
- 4
To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
a pendulum vibrating seconds
- 5
To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
- 6
datedslangTo please or impress someone.
- 7
To use vibrato.
- 8
slangTo pleasure someone using a vibrator.
noun
- 1
The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.
Please put your cellphones on vibrate for the duration of the meeting.
adjective
- 1
rareVibrating with (something).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vibrate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 vibrate come from?
The adjective (then also used as a participle) is first attested in 1420, in Middle English, the verb in 1620; partly from Middle English vibrat(e) (“reverberant”), partly directly borrowed from Latin vibrātus, perfect passive participle of vibrō (“to agitate, set in tremulous motion”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”) or *weyb-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).