distillate
/ˈdɪstɪlət/
"distillate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“distillate” is uncommon English (frequency #62,102 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,102
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid.
Corpus desk
Index EN-distillate · distillate · English
distillate · rank #62,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,102
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,416
- PHOTO-FINISH distemper
Nearest frequency peer: distemper (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “distillate”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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37,899 corpus weight
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37,898 corpus weight
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What this shows Bars show where “distillate” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | distillate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɪstɪlət/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #62,102 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “distillate” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
distillate is uncommon English at frequency #62,102 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɪstɪlət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
distillate has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From distill + -ate (noun-forming suffix). The correct English form is distillate, spelled D-I-S-T-I-L-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid.
- 2The essence of something.
- 3Diesel fuel.
Etymology
From distill + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.