perorate
"perorate" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“perorate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perorate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perorate” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
perorate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for perorate in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1603; borrowed from Latin perōrātus, perfect passive participle of perōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, per- + orate. The correct English form is perorate, spelled P-E-R-O-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.
- 2To make a peroration; to make a formal recapitulation at the end of a speech.
Etymology
First attested in 1603; borrowed from Latin perōrātus, perfect passive participle of perōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, per- + orate.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “perorate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-E-R-O-R-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.