# adequate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæd.ə.kwɪt/ · frequency rank #6,539

## Definitions
1. Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin adaequātus, perfect passive participle of adaequō (“to make equal to”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from ad (“to, towards, at”) + aequō (“to make equal, equalize”), from aequus (“equal”). Cognate with French adéquat.

## Easily confused with
- **adequately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adequate-vs-adequately)
- **adequacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adequacy-vs-adequate)

## Common misspellings (10)
`addequate`, `adeqaute`, `adeqquate`, `adequaet`, `adequatte`, `adequtae`, `adeuqate`, `adqeuate`, `aedquate`, `daequate`

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