# laureate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlɒɹ.i.ət/ · frequency rank #21,843

## Definitions
1. Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

## Etymology
First attested during the end of the 15th century, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin laureātus, from laurea (“laurel crown, wreath”, a high reward given to poets and later to the triumphant) + -ātus (forming adjectives indicating possession) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from laureus (“of laurel”), from laurus (“laurel”). The verb was formed by metanalysis, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French lauréat.

## Easily confused with
- **Laurent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laureate-vs-laurent)
- **Laurence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laureate-vs-laurence)

## Common misspellings (10)
`alureate`, `larueate`, `lauerate`, `lauraete`, `laureaet`, `laureatte`, `lauretae`, `laurreate`, `llaureate`, `luareate`

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