facilitate

/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/

//fəˈsɪlɪteɪt// verb

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"facilitate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“facilitate” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,225
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make easy or easier.

Corpus desk

Index EN-facilitate · facilitate · English

facilitate · rank #7,225 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,225
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH extends

Nearest frequency peer: extends (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “facilitate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “facilitate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

facilitate vs facilitator
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for facilitate
PropertyValue
Headwordfacilitate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,225
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “facilitate”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).facilitatelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “extends” (#7,224), “failures” (#7,226), “expressing” (#7,223). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “facilitate” is #7,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around facilitate (IPA /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,225 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for facilitate, with forms such as "afcilitate", "faccilitate", and "faciiltate". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "facilitator", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicisation of French faciliter (“facilitate”) through -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin facilis. The correct English form is facilitate, spelled F-A-C-I-L-I-T-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To make easy or easier.
  2. 2
    To help bring about.
  3. 3
    To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how facilitate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Features such as trackless doors, mercury-type door interlocks, roof-mounted door fault indicator lights, rubber window glazing, improved retractable shoegear and a modified electro-pneumatic brake system designed to facilitate maintenance and improve reliability, which have proved their worth on the prototype trains, are continued in the new stock.
  2. The flatness of the landscape facilitates views right across the Firth of Forth to Fife, before the railway begins to pierce the Edinburgh suburbs.

Etymology

Anglicisation of French faciliter (“facilitate”) through -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin facilis.

This word in other languages

facilitar(Español)faciliter(Français)erleichtern(Deutsch)facilitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afcilitate
  • faccilitate
  • faciiltate
  • faciliatte
  • facilitaet
  • facilitatte
  • facilittae
  • facilittate
  • facillitate
  • faciltiate
  • facliitate
  • faiclitate
  • fcailitate
  • ffacilitate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of facilitate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afcilitate2faccilitate1faciiltate2faciliatte2facilitaet2facilitatte1facilittae2facilittate1
Edit distance from "facilitate"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "facilitate"?
"facilitate" is spelled F-A-C-I-L-I-T-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/.
What does "facilitate" mean?
As a verb, "facilitate" means: To make easy or easier.
What words are commonly confused with "facilitate"?
"facilitate" is commonly confused with "facilitator". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "facilitate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "facilitate" is /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "facilitate"?
Anglicisation of French faciliter (“facilitate”) through -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin facilis. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "facilitate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

expressing#7,223expedition#7,222interstate#7,242complained#7,207

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

injection14 variantslaunching14 variantscathedral14 variantstelegraph14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list