# palate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæl.ət/ · frequency rank #18,387

## Definitions
1. The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
2. The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
3. The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
4. The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
5. A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
6. Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something.
7. Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks.
8. A dainty article of food.

## Etymology
From Middle English palate, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.

## Easily confused with
- **pale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-pale)
- **plat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-plat)
- **pate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-pate)
- **place** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-place)
- **plane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-plane)
- **plate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-plate)
- **paste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-paste)
- **Plato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-plato)
- **platt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-platt)
- **Palau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-palau)
- **Palme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-palme)
- **plates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-plates)
- **parade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-parade)
- **pirate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-pirate)
- **polite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-polite)
- **plated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-plated)
- **Pilate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-pilate)
- **Platte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-platte)
- **palette** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-palette)
- **Pilates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palate-vs-pilates)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aplate`, `paalte`, `palaet`, `palatte`, `pallate`, `paltae`, `plaate`, `ppalate`

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