collocate
/ˈkɒləkeɪt/
"collocate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“collocate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
Corpus desk
Index EN-collocate · collocate · English
collocate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | collocate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈkɒləkeɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “collocate” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
collocate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈkɒləkeɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
collocate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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: Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch. The correct English form is collocate, spelled C-O-L-L-O-C-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1(said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
- 2To arrange or occur side by side.
- 3To set or place or station in the same place as something else.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how collocate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
to marſhall and collocate in order his battayles
that S. Peter will have transferred from his episcopate of Antioch to Rome, and in Rome the Church with the episcopate, the primacy likewise itself, and himself the rock of faith and the Church to have been constituted and collocated
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.
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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