# appellate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈpɛlət/ · frequency rank #18,483

## Definitions
1. That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.

## Etymology
From Latin appellātus.

## Easily confused with
- **appellant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appellant-vs-appellate)

## Common misspellings (9)
`apellate`, `apepllate`, `appelalte`, `appelate`, `appellaet`, `appellatte`, `appelltae`, `applelate`, `papellate`

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