licentiate
/laɪˈsɛnʃiət/
"licentiate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“licentiate” is uncommon English (frequency #86,460 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,460
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who holds the academic degree of license.
Corpus desk
Index EN-licentiate · licentiate · English
licentiate · rank #86,460 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,460
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lobelia
Nearest frequency peer: lobelia (+3 rank slots)
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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 “licentiate”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- lectin
lectin
13,547 corpus weight
- licentiate
licentiate
13,541 corpus weight
- lobelia
lobelia
13,538 corpus weight
- lodgepole
lodgepole
13,537 corpus weight
- Lofgren
Lofgren
13,536 corpus weight
- Lofton
Lofton
13,535 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “licentiate” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | licentiate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /laɪˈsɛnʃiət/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #86,460 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “licentiate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
licentiate is uncommon English at frequency #86,460 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /laɪˈsɛnʃiət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
licentiate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Late Latin licentiātus, from licentiō (“to allow to do something”). The correct English form is licentiate, spelled L-I-C-E-N-T-I-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1A person who holds the academic degree of license.
- 2One who has a licence to exercise a profession.
- 3One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how licentiate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a licentiate in medicine or theology
1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Samuel Garth" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet The college of physicians, in July, 1687, published an edict, requiring all the fellows, candidates, and licentiates, to give gratuitous advice to the neighbouring poor.
Etymology
Late Latin licentiātus, from licentiō (“to allow to do something”).
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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