apostolate

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"apostolate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“apostolate” is uncommon English (frequency #77,418 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,418
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.

Corpus desk

Index EN-apostolate · apostolate · English

apostolate · rank #77,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,418
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH anticoagulati…

Nearest frequency peer: anticoagulation (-4 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “apostolate”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “apostolate” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for apostolate
PropertyValue
Headwordapostolate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “apostolate” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).apostolatefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “anticoagulation” (#77,414), “armorial” (#77,422), “annihilator” (#77,412). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “apostolate” is #77,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apostolate is uncommon English at frequency #77,418 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for apostolate, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Late Latin apostolātus. By surface analysis, apostle + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). Doublet of apostolado. The correct English form is apostolate, spelled A-P-O-S-T-O-L-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
  2. 2
    A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apostolātus. By surface analysis, apostle + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). Doublet of apostolado.

This word in other languages

apostolat(Français)apostolado(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apostolate"?
"apostolate" is spelled A-P-O-S-T-O-L-A-T-E.
What does "apostolate" mean?
As a noun, "apostolate" means: The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
What is the origin of the word "apostolate"?
Borrowed from Late Latin apostolātus. By surface analysis, apostle + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). Doublet of apostolado. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apostolate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

automatons#77,432Amerindian#77,401adamantium#77,381blackthorn#77,463

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list