hypnotise
"hypnotise" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hypnotise” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To induce a state of hypnosis in.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hypnotise · hypnotise · English
hypnotise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | hypnotise |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hypnotise” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hypnotise is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To induce a state of hypnosis in.".
hypnotise has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from hypnot(ic) + -ise (verbal derivational suffix). The correct English form is hypnotise, spelled H-Y-P-N-O-T-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1To induce a state of hypnosis in.
Etymology
Derived from hypnot(ic) + -ise (verbal derivational suffix).
Synonyms
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.