# elaborate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/ · frequency rank #6,464

## Definitions
1. Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
2. Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.

## Etymology
1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.

## Easily confused with
- **evaporate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elaborate-vs-evaporate)
- **elaborately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elaborate-vs-elaborately)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ealborate`, `elabborate`, `elaboarte`, `elaboraet`, `elaboratte`, `elaborrate`, `elabortae`, `elabroate`, `elaobrate`, `elbaorate`, `ellaborate`, `leaborate`

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