invite

/ɪnˈvaɪt/

//ɪnˈvaɪt// verb

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"invite" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“invite” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,311. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,311
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-invite · invite · English

invite · rank #4,311 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,311
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH intellectual

Nearest frequency peer: intellectual (-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 “invite”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “invite” 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).

invite vs Irvine
50% similar
invite vs invoke
67% similar
invite vs invited
86% similar

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

Key facts for invite
PropertyValue
Headwordinvite
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈvaɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,311
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “invite”

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).invitelands 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 “intellectual” (#4,310), “involvement” (#4,312), “hurts” (#4,309). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “invite” is #4,311. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around invite (IPA /ɪnˈvaɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,311 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for invite, with forms such as "inivte", "innvite", and "inviet". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Irvine", "invoke", "invited", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native Old English laþian. The correct English form is invite, spelled I-N-V-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
  2. 2
    To request formally.
  3. 3
    To encourage.
  4. 4
    To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. We invited our friends round for dinner.
  2. I invite you all to be seated.

Etymology

From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native Old English laþian.

Synonyms

lathe

This word in other languages

invitar(Español)inviter(Français)einladen(Deutsch)convidar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inivte
  • innvite
  • inviet
  • invitte
  • invtie
  • invvite
  • ivnite
  • nivite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of invite - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inivte2innvite1inviet2invitte1invtie2invvite1ivnite2nivite2
Edit distance from "invite"

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 "invite"?
"invite" is spelled I-N-V-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈvaɪt/.
What does "invite" mean?
As a verb, "invite" means: To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
What words are commonly confused with "invite"?
"invite" is commonly confused with "Irvine", "invoke", "invited". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "invite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "invite" is /ɪnˈvaɪt/. 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 "invite"?
From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native Old English laþian. 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 "invite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Madrid#4,314graham#4,306Oregon#4,317partly#4,318

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Hillary8 variantsequity8 variantsracial8 variantsregime8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list