crystallize
/ˈkɹɪstəlaɪz/
"crystallize" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crystallize” is uncommon English (frequency #62,810 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,810
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make something form into crystals.
Corpus desk
Index EN-crystallize · crystallize · English
crystallize · rank #62,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,810
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH crowdsourced
Nearest frequency peer: crowdsourced (-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 “crystallize”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath
37,196 corpus weight
- creaky
creaky
37,193 corpus weight
- crowdsourced
crowdsourced
37,192 corpus weight
- crystallize
crystallize
37,191 corpus weight
- CSB
CSB
37,190 corpus weight
- cunningly
cunningly
37,188 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “crystallize” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crystallize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈkɹɪstəlaɪz/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #62,810 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “crystallize” in English
Rare enough to double-check
crystallize is uncommon English at frequency #62,810 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈkɹɪstəlaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for crystallize in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From crystal + -ize. The correct English form is crystallize, spelled C-R-Y-S-T-A-L-L-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To make something form into crystals.
- 2To assume a crystalline form.
- 3To give a definite or precise form to (something).
- 4To take a definite form.
- 5To coat something with crystals, especially with sugar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crystallize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I crystallized the copper sulfate by slowly cooling a saturated solution.
The copper sulphate crystallized from solution.
Etymology
From crystal + -ize.
This word in other languages
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).