wastegate
waste·gate/ˈweɪstɡeɪt/noun
wastegate is spelled W-A-S-T-E-G-A-T-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (waste·gate). It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wastegate means “A valve that allows exhaust gases to bypass an engine's turbocharger, in order to keep from overspeeding the turbocharger rotor or driving the boost…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wastegate is wastegates.
How many letters and syllables are in wastegate?
| Letters | 9: W-A-S-T-E-G-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: waste·gate |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 wastegate?
Wastegate appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 wastegate?
- /ˈweɪstɡeɪt/
Wastegate has 2 syllables, split waste·gate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of wastegate
- wastegates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wastegate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A valve that allows exhaust gases to bypass an engine's turbocharger, in order to keep from overspeeding the turbocharger rotor or driving the boost pressure high enough to risk engine knocking or detonation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wastegate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a valve that diverts exhaust gases:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bypassventil |
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 wastegate come from?
From waste + gate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).