humidify
/hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/
"humidify" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“humidify” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To increase the humidity in the air.
Corpus desk
Index EN-humidify · humidify · English
humidify · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | humidify |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “humidify” in English
Rare enough to double-check
humidify is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To increase the humidity in the air.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for humidify, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From humid + -ify. The correct English form is humidify, spelled H-U-M-I-D-I-F-Y.
Definition
- 1To increase the humidity in the air.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how humidify appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons.
Etymology
From humid + -ify.
Antonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.