The word "suffragette" is commonly misspelled as "suffragate". The correct spelling is "suffragette" with a double "t" and a "e" at the end. The "e" at the end of the word signifies that it is a feminine noun. The IPA phonetic transcription of "suffragette" is /ˌsʌ.frəˈdʒet/ with stress on the second syllable. Suffragettes were women who campaigned for women's right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.