# fantasize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/ · frequency rank #36,139

## Definitions
1. To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
2. To portray in the mind, using fantasy.

## Etymology
From fantasy + -ize.

## Easily confused with
- **fantasia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fantasia-vs-fantasize)
- **fantasies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fantasies-vs-fantasize)

## Common misspellings (13)
`afntasize`, `fanatsize`, `fanntasize`, `fantaisze`, `fantasiez`, `fantasizze`, `fantassize`, `fantaszie`, `fantsaize`, `fanttasize`, `fatnasize`, `ffantasize`, `fnatasize`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fantasize