# relocate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪt/ · frequency rank #16,322

## Definitions
1. To move (something) from one place to another.
2. To change one's domicile or place of business.
3. To lose something and find it again.

## Etymology
From re- + locate.

## Easily confused with
- **resonate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relocate-vs-resonate)
- **renovate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relocate-vs-renovate)
- **replicate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relocate-vs-replicate)
- **relate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relate-vs-relocate)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erlocate`, `relcoate`, `rellocate`, `reloacte`, `relocaet`, `relocatte`, `reloccate`, `reloctae`, `reolcate`, `rleocate`, `rrelocate`

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