# tate

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɔːteɪ/ · frequency rank #10,945

## Definitions
1. Of video games, a vertical mode.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 縦 (tate).

## Easily confused with
- **te** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-te)
- **TT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tt)
- **the** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-the)
- **tax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tax)
- **tie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tie)
- **toe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-toe)
- **tee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tee)
- **tit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tit)
- **TNT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tnt)
- **tau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tau)
- **Tue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tue)
- **tot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tot)
- **tay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tay)
- **tre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tre)
- **tut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tut)
- **tse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tse)
- **TTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-ttc)
- **tet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tet)
- **tye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tye)
- **Taz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-taz)

## Common misspellings (5)
`atte`, `taet`, `tatte`, `ttae`, `ttate`

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