# materialize vs materialized

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### materialize
*verb · IPA /məˈtɪɹiəlaɪz/ · frequency rank #29,367*
To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.

### materialized
*adjective · frequency rank #32,911*
Having taken physical form; having become real.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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