suppurate
/ˈsʌpjəreɪt/
"suppurate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“suppurate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To form or discharge pus.
Corpus desk
Index EN-suppurate · suppurate · English
suppurate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | suppurate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “suppurate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
suppurate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
suppurate has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin suppūrātus, past participle of suppūrō, from pūr-, stem of pūs. The correct English form is suppurate, spelled S-U-P-P-U-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To form or discharge pus.
- 2To cause to generate pus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how suppurate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Their suppurating wounds, their goitres, their tumours are hideously evident on their hairless bodies.
The only difference being Bezos was worth $60.7bn, while Bloodworth and his fellow “associates” walked back at midnight to fetid digs “with heavy legs supporting suppurating feet which over the course of the day had puffed up half a size bigger”.
Etymology
From Latin suppūrātus, past participle of suppūrō, from pūr-, stem of pūs.
This word in other languages
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.