epilate
"epilate" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“epilate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out.
Corpus desk
Index EN-epilate · epilate · English
epilate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | epilate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “epilate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
epilate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for epilate, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From e- + Latin pilus (“hair”) + -ate. The correct English form is epilate, spelled E-P-I-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how epilate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cæsar was proud of his physical beauty, and, like some modern inverts, he was accustomed carefully to shave and epilate his body to preserve the smoothness of the skin.
Etymology
From e- + Latin pilus (“hair”) + -ate.
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.