agonized

/ˈæ.ɡən.aɪzd/

//ˈæ.ɡən.aɪzd// adj

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"agonized" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“agonized” is uncommon English (frequency #64,165 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,165
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of agonised.

Corpus desk

Index EN-agonized · agonized · English

agonized · rank #64,165 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,165
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH affirmatively

Nearest frequency peer: affirmatively (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “agonized”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “agonized” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for agonized
PropertyValue
Headwordagonized
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈæ.ɡən.aɪzd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,165
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “agonized” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).agonizedfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “affirmatively” (#64,164), “acquirer” (#64,163), “albinism” (#64,168). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “agonized” is #64,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

agonized is uncommon English at frequency #64,165 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈæ.ɡən.aɪzd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of agonised.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for agonized, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is agonized, spelled A-G-O-N-I-Z-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of agonised.

Synonyms

agonised/agonizedtormentedtortured

Antonyms

pleased

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "agonized"?
"agonized" is spelled A-G-O-N-I-Z-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæ.ɡən.aɪzd/.
What does "agonized" mean?
As an adjective, "agonized" means: Alternative spelling of agonised.
How do you pronounce "agonized"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "agonized" is /ˈæ.ɡən.aɪzd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "agonized" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acquirer#64,163albinism#64,168amnesiac#64,177yeomanry#64,140

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list