mediate
/ˈmidieɪt/
"mediate" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mediate” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,512
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mediate · mediate · English
mediate · rank #24,512 · 8 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #24,512
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH McCabe
Nearest frequency peer: McCabe (-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 “mediate”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- masking
masking
75,495 corpus weight
- Mastercard
Mastercard
75,494 corpus weight
- McCabe
McCabe
75,490 corpus weight
- mediate
mediate
75,489 corpus weight
- Micah
Micah
75,486 corpus weight
- millimeter
millimeter
75,484 corpus weight
What this shows “mediate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mediate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈmidieɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #24,512 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mediate”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around mediate (IPA /ˈmidieɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,512 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mediate, with forms such as "emdiate", "mdeiate", and "medaite". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "medicare", "mediator", "meditate", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: The adjective is first attested in the 1440s in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from Middle English mediat(e) (“intermediate; intercessory”), borrowed from Late Latin mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to divide in the middle; (in Medieval La… The correct English form is mediate, spelled M-E-D-I-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
- 2To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.
- 3To divide into two equal parts.
- 4To act as an intermediary causal or communicative agent; to convey.
- 5To act as a spiritualistic medium.
- 6To communicate via media; to frame; to provide a cultural narrative about.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mediate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Negotiators managed to mediate a ceasefire.
"Nay," replied Charles, gravely, "this is carrying your anger too far. Allow me to mediate between you. I must entreat, nay, I command, the Lady Francesca's presence."
Etymology
The adjective is first attested in the 1440s in Middle English, the verb in 1538; from Middle English mediat(e) (“intermediate; intercessory”), borrowed from Late Latin mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to divide in the middle; (in Medieval Latin) to be in the middle, be or become between, mediate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emdiate
- mdeiate
- medaite
- meddiate
- mediaet
- meditae
- meidate
- mmediate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mediate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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