# predicate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/ · frequency rank #35,029

## Definitions
1. The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.
2. A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.
3. An operator, expression, or function that returns either true or false.

## Etymology
From Middle English predicat(e), from Old French predicat (French prédicat), from Medieval Latin praedicātum (“thing said of a subject, predicate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of praedicātus, the perfect passive participle praedicō (“to proclaim”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix); see also Etymology 2 below.
The adjective was derived from the noun by metanalysis, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **predict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predicate-vs-predict)
- **predicted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predicate-vs-predicted)
- **predicated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predicate-vs-predicated)
- **predate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-predicate)

## Common misspellings (13)
`perdicate`, `ppredicate`, `prdeicate`, `predciate`, `preddicate`, `prediacte`, `predicaet`, `predicatte`, `prediccate`, `predictae`, `preidcate`, `prredicate`, `rpedicate`

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