# Nate

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /neɪt/ · frequency rank #9,503

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and Nathaniel, and also a female given name Natalie.

## Easily confused with
- **ne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-ne)
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nt)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-not)
- **net** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-net)
- **nut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nut)
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nay)
- **nye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nye)
- **nav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nav)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-naw)
- **NYT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nyt)
- **nee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nee)
- **nit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nit)
- **nth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nth)
- **Noe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-noe)
- **nau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nau)
- **NME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nme)
- **NCT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nct)
- **NPT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-npt)
- **nice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-nice)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nate-vs-note)

## Common misspellings (3)
`natte`, `nnate`, `ntae`

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