designates

/ˈdɛzɪɡ.nəts/

//ˈdɛzɪɡ.nəts// noun

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"designates" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“designates” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,364. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,364
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of designate

Corpus desk

Index EN-designates · designates · English

designates · rank #38,364 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,364
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH derided

Nearest frequency peer: derided (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “designates”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “designates” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

designates vs designate
90% similar
designates vs designated
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for designates
PropertyValue
Headworddesignates
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɛzɪɡ.nəts/
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,364
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “designates”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).designateslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “derided” (#38,363), “despatched” (#38,365), “deprecating” (#38,362). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “designates” is #38,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around designates (IPA /ˈdɛzɪɡ.nəts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,364 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of designate".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for designates, with forms such as "ddesignates", "deisgnates", and "desginates". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "designate", "designated", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is designates, spelled D-E-S-I-G-N-A-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of designate

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesignates
  • deisgnates
  • desginates
  • desigantes
  • desiggnates
  • designaets
  • designatess
  • designatse
  • designattes
  • designnates
  • designtaes
  • desingates
  • dessignates
  • dseignates
  • edsignates

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of designates - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddesignates1deisgnates2desginates2desigantes2desiggnates1designaets2designatess1designatse2
Edit distance from "designates"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "designates"?
"designates" is spelled D-E-S-I-G-N-A-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɛzɪɡ.nəts/.
What does "designates" mean?
As a noun, "designates" means: plural of designate
What words are commonly confused with "designates"?
"designates" is commonly confused with "designate", "designated". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "designates"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "designates" is /ˈdɛzɪɡ.nəts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "designates" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "designates", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list