# simulate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/ · frequency rank #16,346

## Definitions
1. To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

## Etymology
First attested in 1652; Borrowed from Latin simulātus, perfect passive participle of simulō (“make like, imitate, copy, represent, feign”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from similis (“like”). See similar.

## Easily confused with
- **stimulate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simulate-vs-stimulate)
- **simulator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simulate-vs-simulator)
- **stipulate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simulate-vs-stipulate)
- **stimulated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simulate-vs-stimulated)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ismulate`, `simluate`, `simmulate`, `simualte`, `simulaet`, `simulatte`, `simullate`, `simultae`, `siumlate`, `smiulate`, `ssimulate`

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