# ignite

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ · frequency rank #18,343

## Definitions
1. to set fire to (something), to light (something)
2. to spark off (something), to trigger
3. to commence burning.
4. To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.

## Etymology
From Latin ignītus, past participle of igniō, ignire (“to set on fire, ignite”), from Latin ignis (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis, and thus related to Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), Lithuanian ugnis, and Russian ого́нь (ogónʹ).

## Easily confused with
- **init** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ignite-vs-init)
- **innit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ignite-vs-innit)
- **ignore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ignite-vs-ignore)
- **invite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ignite-vs-invite)
- **innate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ignite-vs-innate)
- **incite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ignite-vs-incite)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ginite`, `iggnite`, `iginte`, `igniet`, `ignitte`, `ignnite`, `igntie`, `ingite`

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