burglarize
/ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡləɹaɪz/
"burglarize" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“burglarize” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To commit burglary.
Corpus desk
Index EN-burglarize · burglarize · English
burglarize · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | burglarize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡləɹaɪz/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “burglarize” in English
Rare enough to double-check
burglarize is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡləɹaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To commit burglary.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for burglarize, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From burglar + -ize (1829). The correct English form is burglarize, spelled B-U-R-G-L-A-R-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To commit burglary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how burglarize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
People who would now attempt to burglarize in top-boots, would be as mad as if they were to adopt that costume for picking pockets.
[M]en exclaim against you as the most bungling of "cabbagers" ... that ever burglarised upon the property of Shakespeare!
Etymology
From burglar + -ize (1829).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.