Kate

\kɛjt\

/\kɛjt\/ name

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The verdict

“Kate” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,851. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,851
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom féminin, diminutif de Catherine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kate · Kate · French

Kate · rank #7,851 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,851
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH jugée

Nearest frequency peer: jugée (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Kate »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Kate » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kate vs ke
25% similar
Kate vs kt
25% similar
Kate vs kit
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kate
PropertyValue
HeadwordKate
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kɛjt\
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,851
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Kate »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Katese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jugée » (#7,850), « Kenya » (#7,852), « itinéraire » (#7,849). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Kate » est au #7,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Kate (IPA \kɛjt\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,851 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin, diminutif de Catherine.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kate, with forms such as "akte", "kaet", and "katte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ke", "kt", "kit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Kate, spelled K-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin, diminutif de Catherine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. – J’aimerais pourtant que tu m’aides. Kate était défoncée quand on l’a assassinée : tu étais au courant de son passé de toxico ?
  2. Ces prochains mois, Kate, William et leurs trois enfants devraient ainsi passer des moments en famille, à l’ombre des radars.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akte
  • kaet
  • katte
  • kkate
  • ktae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

akte2kaet2katte1kkate1ktae2
Edit distance from "Kate"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kate"?
"Kate" is spelled K-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛjt\.
What does "Kate" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kate" means: Prénom féminin, diminutif de Catherine.
What words are commonly confused with "Kate"?
"Kate" is commonly confused with "ke", "kt", "kit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kate" is \kɛjt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kate" come from?
"Kate" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

made#7,860homo#7,840pubs#7,886dark#7,809

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

coca5 variantstasse5 variantsados5 variantscuire5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list