# equate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈkweɪt/ · frequency rank #22,364

## Definitions
1. To consider equal or equivalent (to or with).
2. To set as equal.

## Etymology
From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **estate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equate-vs-estate)
- **equity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equate-vs-equity)
- **equine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equate-vs-equine)
- **equator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equate-vs-equator)
- **equated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equate-vs-equated)
- **equal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equal-vs-equate)
- **equals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/equals-vs-equate)
- **educate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/educate-vs-equate)
- **emulate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emulate-vs-equate)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eqaute`, `eqquate`, `equaet`, `equatte`, `equtae`, `euqate`, `qeuate`

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