# authenticate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɒˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ · frequency rank #40,567

## Definitions
1. To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
2. To prove authentic; to determine as real and true.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin authenticō. By surface analysis, authentic + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`atuhenticate`, `auhtenticate`, `autehnticate`, `authenitcate`, `authennticate`, `authentciate`, `authentiacte`, `authenticaet`, `authenticatte`, `authenticcate`, `authentictae`, `authentticate`, `authetnicate`, `authhenticate`, `authneticate`, `autthenticate`, `uathenticate`

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