# Kate

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /keɪt/ · frequency rank #4,027

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Katherine and related names, also used as a formal given name.

## Easily confused with
- **Ke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-ke)
- **KT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kt)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kit)
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kay)
- **kee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kee)
- **kmt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kmt)
- **KDE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kde)
- **knee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-knee)
- **Kyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kyle)
- **kits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kits)
- **Katy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-katy)
- **Kobe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kobe)
- **kite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kite)
- **Katz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-katz)
- **Kaye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kaye)
- **Kato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kato)
- **keto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-keto)
- **kaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kaya)
- **Kath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kath)
- **Kita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kate-vs-kita)

## Common misspellings (5)
`akte`, `kaet`, `katte`, `kkate`, `ktae`

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