suscitate

/ˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/

//ˈsʌsɪˌteɪt// verb

"suscitate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suscitate” 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 rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.

Corpus desk

Index EN-suscitate · suscitate · English

suscitate · 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

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Key facts for suscitate
PropertyValue
Headwordsuscitate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “suscitate” in English

suscitatefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

suscitate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for suscitate, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin suscitatus, past participle of suscitare (“to lift up, to rouse”), from sub- + citare (“to rouse, excite”). Compare excite, incite, and resuscitate. The correct English form is suscitate, spelled S-U-S-C-I-T-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.

Etymology

From Latin suscitatus, past participle of suscitare (“to lift up, to rouse”), from sub- + citare (“to rouse, excite”). Compare excite, incite, and resuscitate.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suscitate"?
"suscitate" is spelled S-U-S-C-I-T-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/.
What does "suscitate" mean?
As a verb, "suscitate" means: To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.
How do you pronounce "suscitate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suscitate" is /ˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "suscitate"?
From Latin suscitatus, past participle of suscitare (“to lift up, to rouse”), from sub- + citare (“to rouse, excite”). Compare excite, incite, and resuscitate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list