# narrate

> English word · Verb · IPA /nəˈɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #37,586

## Definitions
1. To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
2. To give an account.

## Etymology
In English (recorded only since 1656, but until the 19th century stigmatized as 'Scottish') apparently from narration.

## Easily confused with
- **nitrate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narrate-vs-nitrate)
- **narrator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narrate-vs-narrator)
- **narrated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narrate-vs-narrated)
- **narrative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narrate-vs-narrative)

## Common misspellings (8)
`anrrate`, `nararte`, `narate`, `narraet`, `narratte`, `narrtae`, `nnarrate`, `nrarate`

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