invigorate
/ɪnˈvɪɡəɹeɪt/
"invigorate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“invigorate” is uncommon English (frequency #65,216 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,216
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
Corpus desk
Index EN-invigorate · invigorate · English
invigorate · rank #65,216 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,216
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH inviolable
Nearest frequency peer: inviolable (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “invigorate”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- inshallah
inshallah
34,789 corpus weight
- internist
internist
34,788 corpus weight
- intransitive
intransitive
34,787 corpus weight
- invigorate
invigorate
34,785 corpus weight
- inviolable
inviolable
34,784 corpus weight
- Ishaq
Ishaq
34,782 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “invigorate” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | invigorate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪnˈvɪɡəɹeɪt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #65,216 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “invigorate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
invigorate is uncommon English at frequency #65,216 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈvɪɡəɹeɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for invigorate in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1646; borrowed from New Latin invigōrātus, perfect passive participle of invigōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + vigor + -ate. The correct English form is invigorate, spelled I-N-V-I-G-O-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
- 2To heighten or intensify.
- 3To give life or energy to.
- 4To make lively.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how invigorate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Exercise is invigorating.
The cold water invigorated him.
Etymology
First attested in 1646; borrowed from New Latin invigōrātus, perfect passive participle of invigōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, in- + vigor + -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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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