# curate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkjʊəɹət/ · frequency rank #27,796

## Definitions
1. An assistant rector or vicar.
2. A parish priest.
3. An assistant barman.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cūrātus (“one who has been curated, a curate”), a substantivation of the perfect passive participle of cūrō. Doublet of curato and curé. Equivalent to cure + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **cute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curate-vs-cute)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curate-vs-cure)
- **curt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curate-vs-curt)
- **curve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curate-vs-curve)
- **curse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curate-vs-curse)
- **curie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curate-vs-curie)
- **currie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curate-vs-currie)
- **curator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curate-vs-curator)
- **curated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curate-vs-curated)
- **curative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curate-vs-curative)
- **cate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cate-vs-curate)
- **crane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crane-vs-curate)
- **crate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crate-vs-curate)
- **crave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crave-vs-curate)
- **craze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/craze-vs-curate)
- **Crete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crete-vs-curate)
- **carte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-curate)
- **carat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carat-vs-curate)
- **create** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/create-vs-curate)
- **crater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crater-vs-curate)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccurate`, `cruate`, `cuarte`, `curaet`, `curatte`, `currate`, `curtae`, `ucrate`

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