# irate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /aɪˈɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #37,988

## Definitions
1. Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

## Etymology
From Latin īrātus (“angered, angry”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from īrāscor (“to be angry”), from īra (“anger, wrath”).

## Easily confused with
- **ire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irate-vs-ire)
- **Irene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irate-vs-irene)
- **IRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ira-vs-irate)
- **Iran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iran-vs-irate)
- **Iraq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iraq-vs-irate)
- **IATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iata-vs-irate)
- **image** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/image-vs-irate)
- **Iraqi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iraqi-vs-irate)
- **inane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inane-vs-irate)
- **inmate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inmate-vs-irate)
- **innate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innate-vs-irate)

## Common misspellings (6)
`iarte`, `iraet`, `iratte`, `irrate`, `irtae`, `riate`

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