# validate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/ · frequency rank #17,266

## Definitions
1. To render valid.
2. To check or prove the validity of; verify.
3. To have its validity successfully proven.

## Etymology
First attested in 1648; borrowed from Medieval Latin validātus (“to validate”) (perhaps through Middle French valider), the perfect passive participle of validō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from validus + -ō (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, valid + -ate.

## Easily confused with
- **validity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/validate-vs-validity)

## Common misspellings (11)
`avlidate`, `vaildate`, `valdiate`, `valiadte`, `validaet`, `validatte`, `validdate`, `validtae`, `vallidate`, `vlaidate`, `vvalidate`

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