homogenise

/həˈmɒdʒənaɪz/

//həˈmɒdʒənaɪz// verb

"homogenise" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“homogenise” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make homogeneous, to blend or puree.

Corpus desk

Index EN-homogenise · homogenise · English

homogenise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for homogenise
PropertyValue
Headwordhomogenise
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/həˈmɒdʒənaɪz/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “homogenise” in English

homogenisefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

homogenise is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /həˈmɒdʒənaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

homogenise doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is homogenise, spelled H-O-M-O-G-E-N-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To make homogeneous, to blend or puree.
  2. 2
    Specifically, to treat milk so that the cream no longer separates.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homogenise"?
"homogenise" is spelled H-O-M-O-G-E-N-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /həˈmɒdʒənaɪz/.
What does "homogenise" mean?
As a verb, "homogenise" means: To make homogeneous, to blend or puree.
How do you pronounce "homogenise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homogenise" is /həˈmɒdʒənaɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "homogenise" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list