Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tate

/tɑːteɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
tate
IPA
/tɑːteɪ/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Of video games, a vertical mode.

Uncountable

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

name

A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname.

name

A female given name.

name

The Tate, a series of art galleries.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 縦 (tate).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 縦, *Tate, Tāta, *tait, *taitaz, Táta

Usage

Inflected Forms

Phrases

Tate County Tate's Cairn Tate–Shafarevich group

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Questions

How do you pronounce tate?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɑːteɪ/.
What does tate mean?
Of video games, a vertical mode.
Where does tate come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce tate

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/tɑːteɪ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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