# estimate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/ · frequency rank #4,373

## Definitions
1. A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
2. A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
3. An upper limitation on some positive quantity.

## Etymology
From Middle English estimat, borrowed from Latin aestimātus (“valuing, estimate”, only used in the ablative singular: "aestimātū..." (in valuing...)), from aestimō + -tus (“action noun-forming suffix”).

## Easily confused with
- **estimated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/estimate-vs-estimated)
- **estimates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/estimate-vs-estimates)
- **estimator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/estimate-vs-estimator)
- **estate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/estate-vs-estimate)

## Common misspellings (11)
`esitmate`, `esstimate`, `estiamte`, `estimaet`, `estimatte`, `estimmate`, `estimtae`, `estmiate`, `esttimate`, `etsimate`, `setimate`

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