# fabricate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/ · frequency rank #33,229

## Definitions
1. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.
4. To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.

## Etymology
From Middle English fabricaten (“to fashion, make”), from Latin fabricātus, perfect active participle of fabricor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fabrica (“a fabric, building”) + -or (verb-forming suffix); see fabric and forge. Cognate with French fabriquer.

## Easily confused with
- **fabricated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fabricate-vs-fabricated)

## Common misspellings (13)
`afbricate`, `fabbricate`, `fabircate`, `fabrciate`, `fabriacte`, `fabricaet`, `fabricatte`, `fabriccate`, `fabrictae`, `fabrricate`, `farbicate`, `fbaricate`, `ffabricate`

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