# passionate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpæʃənɪt/ · frequency rank #6,169

## Definitions
1. Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
2. Fired with intense feeling.
3. Suffering; sorrowful.

## Etymology
From Middle English passionat, from Medieval Latin passiōnātus (“affected, impassioned, libidinous, easely angered”). Equivalent to passion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French passionné.

## Easily confused with
- **passionately** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/passionate-vs-passionately)

## Common misspellings (12)
`apssionate`, `pasionate`, `pasisonate`, `passinoate`, `passioante`, `passionaet`, `passionatte`, `passionnate`, `passiontae`, `passoinate`, `ppassionate`, `psasionate`

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