# probate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/ · frequency rank #23,638

## Definitions
1. The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
2. A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
3. Clipping of probate court.
4. Proof.

## Etymology
From Middle English probate, from Latin probatus, past participle of probare (“to test, examine, judge of”); see probe, prove.

## Easily confused with
- **probe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/probate-vs-probe)
- **promote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/probate-vs-promote)
- **propane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/probate-vs-propane)
- **profane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/probate-vs-profane)
- **prostate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/probate-vs-prostate)
- **private** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/private-vs-probate)
- **primate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primate-vs-probate)
- **prelate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prelate-vs-probate)
- **predate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-probate)
- **probable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/probable-vs-probate)

## Common misspellings (10)
`porbate`, `pprobate`, `prboate`, `proabte`, `probaet`, `probatte`, `probbate`, `probtae`, `prrobate`, `rpobate`

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