homologate
/həˈmɒləɡeɪt/
"homologate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“homologate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | homologate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /həˈmɒləɡeɪt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “homologate” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
homologate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /həˈmɒləɡeɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally.".
No misspelling variants are generated for homologate in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin homologō + -ate. The correct English form is homologate, spelled H-O-M-O-L-O-G-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally.
Etymology
From Latin homologō + -ate.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “homologate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-O-M-O-L-O-G-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /həˈmɒləɡeɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.