# ratify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɹætɪfaɪ/ · frequency rank #31,306

## Definitions
1. To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

## Etymology
From Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).

## Easily confused with
- **ratio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ratify-vs-ratio)
- **rating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ratify-vs-rating)
- **ration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ratify-vs-ration)
- **rectify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ratify-vs-rectify)
- **rainy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainy-vs-ratify)
- **rarity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rarity-vs-ratify)

## Common misspellings (9)
`artify`, `raitfy`, `ratfiy`, `ratiffy`, `ratifyy`, `ratiyf`, `rattify`, `rratify`, `rtaify`

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