apologize
/əˈpɒləd͡ʒaɪz/
"apologize" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apologize” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,473. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,473
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
Corpus desk
Index EN-apologize · apologize · English
apologize · rank #5,473 · 12 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,473
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH annually
Nearest frequency peer: annually (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “apologize”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- acceptance
acceptance
94,532 corpus weight
- annually
annually
94,529 corpus weight
- apologize
apologize
94,528 corpus weight
- approached
approached
94,526 corpus weight
- arriving
arriving
94,525 corpus weight
- ash
ash
94,524 corpus weight
What this shows “apologize” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apologize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /əˈpɒləd͡ʒaɪz/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,473 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “apologize”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around apologize (IPA /əˈpɒləd͡ʒaɪz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,473 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for apologize, with forms such as "aoplogize", "aploogize", and "apolgoize". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "apologies", "apologise", "apologist", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From apology + -ize, from ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in one’s defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), compound of ἀπο- (apo-, “from, off”) and λόγος (lógos, “speech”); compare also … The correct English form is apologize, spelled A-P-O-L-O-G-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
- 2To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
- 3To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apologize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
Barnes was commanded, with Garrett and Jerome, to make a public acknowledgment of his errors; and to apologize especially for his insolent language to Gardiner
Etymology
From apology + -ize, from ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in one’s defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), compound of ἀπο- (apo-, “from, off”) and λόγος (lógos, “speech”); compare also ἀπολογίζομαι (apologízomai, “to render an account”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aoplogize
- aploogize
- apolgoize
- apollogize
- apologgize
- apologiez
- apologizze
- apologzie
- apoloigze
- apoolgize
- appologize
- paologize
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apologize - 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.
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.
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