# confederate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈfɛdəɹət/ · frequency rank #11,185

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
2. Banded together; allied.
3. Confederated.

## Etymology
First attested in 1387, in Middle english; inherited from Middle English confederat(e) (“confederated, allied, associated in a plot; united or bound, as in friendship or troth”), borrowed from Late Latin cōnfoederātus perfect passive participle of cōnfoederō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. By surface analysis, con- + federate.

## Easily confused with
- **considerate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confederate-vs-considerate)
- **confederacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confederacy-vs-confederate)

## Common misspellings (16)
`cconfederate`, `cnofederate`, `cofnederate`, `conefderate`, `confdeerate`, `confedderate`, `confedearte`, `confederaet`, `confederatte`, `confederrate`, `confedertae`, `confedreate`, `confeedrate`, `conffederate`, `connfederate`, `ocnfederate`

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