# ovate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈəʊ.veɪt/ · frequency rank #48,398

## Definitions
1. Shaped like an egg.
2. With the broadest extremity near the base.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ōvātus, from ōvum (“an egg”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **ova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ova-vs-ovate)
- **oat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oat-vs-ovate)
- **oval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oval-vs-ovate)
- **oath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oath-vs-ovate)
- **oats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oats-vs-ovate)
- **Oates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oates-vs-ovate)
- **ovary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ovary-vs-ovate)
- **Osage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osage-vs-ovate)
- **ornate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ornate-vs-ovate)
- **opiate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opiate-vs-ovate)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oavte`, `ovaet`, `ovatte`, `ovtae`, `ovvate`, `voate`

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