auscultate
"auscultate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“auscultate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auscultate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “auscultate” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
auscultate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.".
No misspelling variants are generated for auscultate in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation from auscultation. The correct English form is auscultate, spelled A-U-S-C-U-L-T-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
Etymology
Back-formation from auscultation.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “auscultate”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-U-S-C-U-L-T-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.