antiquate
/ˈæntɪˌkweɪt/
"antiquate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“antiquate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To cause to become old or obsolete.
Corpus desk
Index EN-antiquate · antiquate · English
antiquate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antiquate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈæntɪˌkweɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “antiquate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
antiquate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈæntɪˌkweɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To cause to become old or obsolete.".
No misspelling variants are generated for antiquate in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin antiquātus, perfect passive participle of antiquō (“to make old, restore to a pristine state”). Also see -ate (verb-forming suffix). The correct English form is antiquate, spelled A-N-T-I-Q-U-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To cause to become old or obsolete.
Etymology
From Latin antiquātus, perfect passive participle of antiquō (“to make old, restore to a pristine state”). Also see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.