# cates

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,123

## Definitions
1. Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.

## Etymology
Compare acates, and see cater.

## Easily confused with
- **CES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-ces)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cte)
- **cute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cute)
- **cats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cats)
- **cuts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cuts)
- **cave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cave)
- **cite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cite)
- **cues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cues)
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cato)
- **cote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cote)
- **Cath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cath)
- **comes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-comes)
- **cited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cited)
- **Codes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-codes)
- **cries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cries)
- **clues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-clues)
- **coats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-coats)
- **caves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-caves)
- **cites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cites)
- **Cathy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cates-vs-cathy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`actes`, `caets`, `catess`, `cattes`, `ccates`, `ctaes`

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