electrify
/ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/
"electrify" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“electrify” is an uncommon English word, ranked #62,120 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #62,120
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | electrify |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,120 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “electrify” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for electrify is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,120 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for electrify, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From electric + -fy. The correct English form is electrify, spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-I-F-Y.
Definition
- 1To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
- 2To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
- 3To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, vehicle, railroad) for electric power.
- 4To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
- 5To make electric.
Etymology
From electric + -fy.
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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Using “electrify”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-L-E-C-T-R-I-F-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.