empathize
/ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/
"empathize" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“empathize” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,822
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - to feel empathy for another person
Corpus desk
Index EN-empathize · empathize · English
empathize · rank #38,822 · 13 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #38,822
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH encrypt
Nearest frequency peer: encrypt (+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 “empathize”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- elaborately
elaborately
61,181 corpus weight
- empathize
empathize
61,179 corpus weight
- encrypt
encrypt
61,178 corpus weight
- endocrinolo…
endocrinology
61,177 corpus weight
- energetical…
energetically
61,176 corpus weight
- energize
energize
61,175 corpus weight
What this shows “empathize” 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 | empathize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #38,822 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “empathize”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around empathize (IPA /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,822 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "to feel empathy for another person".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for empathize, with forms such as "emapthize", "emmpathize", and "empahtize". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "empathic", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is empathize, spelled E-M-P-A-T-H-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1to feel empathy for another person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how empathize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
empathize with someone
Must have been […] devastating when Kenny was killed. But I want you to know that you can trust me. I understand you. I empathize.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emapthize
- emmpathize
- empahtize
- empathhize
- empathiez
- empathizze
- empathzie
- empatihze
- empatthize
- emppathize
- emptahize
- epmathize
- mepathize
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empathize - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empathize", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).