# generate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #4,948

## Definitions
1. To bring into being; give rise to.
2. To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
3. To procreate, beget.
4. To form a figure from a curve or solid.
5. To appear or occur; be generated.

## Etymology
From Latin generō (“beget, procreate, produce”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from genus (“a kind, race, family”, gener- in compounds) + -ō; see genus. Compare Italian generare, French générer (and its older (and now obsolete) English cognate from Middle French, gender (“engender, breed, copulate”)).

## Easily confused with
- **generator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/generate-vs-generator)
- **generative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/generate-vs-generative)
- **genera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genera-vs-generate)
- **general** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/general-vs-generate)
- **generals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/generals-vs-generate)

## Common misspellings (11)
`egnerate`, `geenrate`, `genearte`, `generaet`, `generatte`, `generrate`, `genertae`, `gennerate`, `genreate`, `ggenerate`, `gneerate`

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