orate
[oˈɾat̪e]
The verdict
“orate” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,246 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,246
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,467
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mentalmente enfermo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-orate · orate · Spanish
orate · rank #92,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,246
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,467
- PHOTO-FINISH opposition
Nearest frequency peer: opposition (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “orate”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- onerosas
onerosas
7,759 corpus weight
- Opazo
Opazo
7,757 corpus weight
- opposition
opposition
7,756 corpus weight
- orate
orate
7,755 corpus weight
- orgias
orgias
7,754 corpus weight
- Ostende
Ostende
7,753 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “orate” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | orate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oˈɾat̪e] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #92,246 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “orate” en español
Rare enough to double-check
orate is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,246 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oˈɾat̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for orate, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is orate, spelled O-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Mentalmente enfermo.
- 2Por extensión, que carece de prudencia en el juicio.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how orate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A su vez, Tirso veía en su compañero un orate, un estrafalario que no decía cosa alguna al derecho, y el respeto que al principio le tuvo íbase trocando en socarronas burlas.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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