# decorate vs decorative

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### decorate
*verb · IPA /ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #18,056*
To furnish with decorations.

### decorative
*adjective · IPA /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/ · frequency rank #9,594*
That serves to decorate

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decorate-vs-decorative