eradicate
/ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/
"eradicate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eradicate” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #19,830 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #19,830
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To pull up by the roots.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eradicate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,830 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eradicate” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for eradicate is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,830 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for eradicate, with forms such as "eardicate", "eradciate", and "eraddicate". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English eradicaten (“to eradicate”), from eradicat(e) (“eradicated”, past participle of eradicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin ērādīcātus, the perfect passive participle of ērādīcō (“to uproot, root out; … The correct English form is eradicate, spelled E-R-A-D-I-C-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To pull up by the roots.
- 2To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
Etymology
PIE word *wréh₂ds From Middle English eradicaten (“to eradicate”), from eradicat(e) (“eradicated”, past participle of eradicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin ērādīcātus, the perfect passive participle of ērādīcō (“to uproot, root out; to anihilate, eradicate”), from ē- (“out”) + rādīx (“root”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See also radish.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eardicate,eradciate,eraddicate,eradiacte,eradicaet,eradicatte,eradiccate,eradictae,eraidcate,erdaicate,erradicate,readicate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eradicate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “eradicate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-R-A-D-I-C-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.