immobilise
"immobilise" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“immobilise” 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) - Alternative spelling of immobilize.
Corpus desk
Index EN-immobilise · immobilise · English
immobilise · 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 "I" 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 | immobilise |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “immobilise” in English
Rare enough to double-check
immobilise is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of immobilize.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for immobilise, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French immobiliser, equivalent to immobile + -ise. The correct English form is immobilise, spelled I-M-M-O-B-I-L-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of immobilize.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how immobilise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For the past three-and-half years the City of Philadelphia has been successfully operating commuter services within city boundaries. The aim is to attract motorists to the rail, to relieve street traffic which has tended to immobilise the city.
Also attached to the pillar were the jougs - an iron collar used to immobilise petty offenders in the same way as the pillory was used in England.
Etymology
From French immobiliser, equivalent to immobile + -ise.
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.