digitize
/ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz/
"digitize" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“digitize” is uncommon English (frequency #68,149 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,149
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.
Corpus desk
Index EN-digitize · digitize · English
digitize · rank #68,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,149
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,416
- PHOTO-FINISH digoxin
Nearest frequency peer: digoxin (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “digitize”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dexterous
dexterous
31,855 corpus weight
- digitize
digitize
31,852 corpus weight
- digoxin
digoxin
31,851 corpus weight
- dilettante
dilettante
31,850 corpus weight
- disenfranch…
disenfranchise
31,849 corpus weight
- disinclined
disinclined
31,847 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “digitize” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | digitize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,149 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “digitize” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
digitize is uncommon English at frequency #68,149 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for digitize in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From digit + -ize. The correct English form is digitize, spelled D-I-G-I-T-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.
- 2To quantize a continuous or analog value; to convert it into a discrete value.
- 3To finger.
Etymology
From digit + -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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.