denunciate
/dɪˈnʌnsieɪt/
"denunciate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“denunciate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To condemn openly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-denunciate · denunciate · English
denunciate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | denunciate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈnʌnsieɪt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “denunciate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
denunciate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪˈnʌnsieɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To condemn openly.".
denunciate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1593; borrowed from Latin dēnūntiātus, perfect passive participle of dēnūntiō (“to declare”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of denounce. The correct English form is denunciate, spelled D-E-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To condemn openly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how denunciate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
to denunciate this new work
Etymology
First attested in 1593; borrowed from Latin dēnūntiātus, perfect passive participle of dēnūntiō (“to declare”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of denounce.
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.