# vertebrate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #30,279

## Definitions
1. Having a backbone.
2. Of, being, or pertaining to Vertebrata, animals with backbones.

## Etymology
Adapted borrowing of French vertébré, from Latin vertebrātus (“jointed”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more).

## Easily confused with
- **vertebra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vertebra-vs-vertebrate)
- **vertebrae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vertebrae-vs-vertebrate)
- **vertebral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vertebral-vs-vertebrate)

## Common misspellings (15)
`evrtebrate`, `veretbrate`, `verrtebrate`, `vertberate`, `vertebarte`, `vertebbrate`, `vertebraet`, `vertebratte`, `vertebrrate`, `vertebrtae`, `verterbate`, `verttebrate`, `vetrebrate`, `vretebrate`, `vvertebrate`

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