# attest

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈtɛst/ · frequency rank #20,842

## Definitions
1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
2. To certify by signature or oath.
3. To certify in an official capacity.
4. To supply or be evidence of.
5. To put under oath.
6. To call to witness; to invoke.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *tréyes
Borrowed from Middle French attester, from Latin attestor (“to witness to, bear witness”), from at-, combining form of ad (“to”) + testor (“to bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”).

## Easily confused with
- **attested** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attest-vs-attested)
- **artist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artist-vs-attest)
- **arrest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrest-vs-attest)
- **attend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attend-vs-attest)
- **attempt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attempt-vs-attest)
- **atheist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atheist-vs-attest)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atest`, `atetst`, `attesst`, `attestt`, `attets`, `attset`, `tatest`

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