# appreciate

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/ · frequency rank #1,852

## Definitions
1. To be grateful or thankful for.
2. To view as valuable.
3. To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
4. To increase in value.

## Etymology
Originated 1645–55; from Medieval Latin appreciātus (“valued or appraised”), later variant of Late Latin appretiātus (“appraised”), the perfect passive participle of appretiō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from a(d) (“toward”) + preti(um) (“price”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix).
Cognate to French apprécier. Latin root also origin of English appraise, which has various Romance cognates; see also precious.

## Easily confused with
- **appreciative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appreciate-vs-appreciative)
- **appreciable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appreciable-vs-appreciate)

## Common misspellings (12)
`apperciate`, `apprceiate`, `apprecaite`, `apprecciate`, `appreciaet`, `appreciatte`, `apprecitae`, `appreicate`, `apprreciate`, `apreciate`, `aprpeciate`, `papreciate`

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