# contemplate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/ · frequency rank #16,872

## Definitions
1. To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
2. To consider as a possibility.

## Etymology
First attested in the 1590s; borrowed from Latin contemplātus, the perfect active participle of contemplor (“to observe, survey, gaze (at), contemplate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also template.

## Easily confused with
- **contemplated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contemplate-vs-contemplated)
- **contemplative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contemplate-vs-contemplative)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccontemplate`, `cnotemplate`, `conetmplate`, `conntemplate`, `contemlpate`, `contemmplate`, `contempalte`, `contemplaet`, `contemplatte`, `contempllate`, `contempltae`, `contempplate`, `contepmlate`, `contmeplate`, `conttemplate`, `cotnemplate`, `ocntemplate`

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