caritative

/ˈkæɹ.ɪˌteɪ.tɪv/

//ˈkæɹ.ɪˌteɪ.tɪv// adj

"caritative" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“caritative” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - charitable

Corpus desk

Index EN-caritative · caritative · English

caritative · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for caritative
PropertyValue
Headwordcaritative
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkæɹ.ɪˌteɪ.tɪv/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “caritative” in English

caritativeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

caritative is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkæɹ.ɪˌteɪ.tɪv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "charitable".

No misspelling variants are generated for caritative in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin cāritās. The correct English form is caritative, spelled C-A-R-I-T-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    charitable

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Since that time, both Catholicism and the Protestant denominations have seen an enormous outpouring of caritative agencies. Nuns and monks made teaching and care for the underprivileged a central part of their vocation; devout men and women have founded and devoted their lives to institutions as far removed as Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity and t…
  2. Initially guilds were founded founded for benevolent and caritative reasons; however, in time guilds developed into a major economic force within the towns in which they operated.

Etymology

From Latin cāritās.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caritative"?
"caritative" is spelled C-A-R-I-T-A-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæɹ.ɪˌteɪ.tɪv/.
What does "caritative" mean?
As an adjective, "caritative" means: charitable
How do you pronounce "caritative"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caritative" is /ˈkæɹ.ɪˌteɪ.tɪv/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "caritative"?
From Latin cāritās. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list