remunerate
/ɹɪˈmjuːnəɹeɪt/
"remunerate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“remunerate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To compensate; to pay.
Corpus desk
Index EN-remunerate · remunerate · English
remunerate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | remunerate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈmjuːnəɹeɪt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “remunerate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
remunerate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɹɪˈmjuːnəɹeɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To compensate; to pay.".
remunerate has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the participle stem of Latin remūnerō (“to reward”), from mūnus (“gift”). Unrelated to money. The correct English form is remunerate, spelled R-E-M-U-N-E-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To compensate; to pay.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how remunerate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The workers were generously remunerated for their time.
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin remūnerō (“to reward”), from mūnus (“gift”). Unrelated to money.
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.