Applegate

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"applegate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Applegate” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,309. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,309
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-applegate · Applegate · English

Applegate · rank #46,309 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,309
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH arb

Nearest frequency peer: arb (+2 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Applegate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Applegate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Applegate
PropertyValue
HeadwordApplegate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,309
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Applegate”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Applegatelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “arb” (#46,311), “aris” (#46,312), “antler” (#46,305). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Applegate” is #46,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Applegate, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,309 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Applegate, with forms such as "aplegate", "aplpegate", and "appelgate". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Applegarth. The correct English form is Applegate, spelled A-P-P-L-E-G-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States.
  3. 3
    A village in Sanilac County, Michigan, United States.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Applegate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. When Christina Applegate looks back, she can recognize the signs.

Etymology

Variant of Applegarth.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aplegate
  • aplpegate
  • appelgate
  • appleagte
  • applegaet
  • applegatte
  • appleggate
  • applegtae
  • applgeate
  • appllegate
  • paplegate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Applegate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aplegate1aplpegate2appelgate2appleagte2applegaet2applegatte1appleggate1applegtae2
Edit distance from "Applegate"

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 "Applegate"?
"Applegate" is spelled A-P-P-L-E-G-A-T-E.
What does "Applegate" mean?
As a proper noun, "Applegate" means: A surname.
What are common misspellings of "Applegate"?
Common misspellings include "aplegate", "aplpegate", "appelgate", "appleagte", "applegaet". The correct spelling is "Applegate".
What is the origin of the word "Applegate"?
Variant of Applegarth. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list