immortalize
/ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/
"immortalize" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“immortalize” is uncommon English (frequency #88,454 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,454
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of immortalise.
Corpus desk
Index EN-immortalize · immortalize · English
immortalize · rank #88,454 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,454
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH immunize
Nearest frequency peer: immunize (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “immortalize”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- IIR
IIR
11,551 corpus weight
- immortalize
immortalize
11,547 corpus weight
- immunize
immunize
11,546 corpus weight
- incall
incall
11,545 corpus weight
- inchoate
inchoate
11,543 corpus weight
- inconsidera…
inconsiderable
11,542 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “immortalize” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | immortalize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #88,454 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “immortalize” in English
Rare enough to double-check
immortalize is uncommon English at frequency #88,454 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
immortalize doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From immortal + -ize. The correct English form is immortalize, spelled I-M-M-O-R-T-A-L-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of immortalise.
- 2To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how immortalize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The meek intelligence of thoſe dear eyes / (Bleſt be the art that can immortalize, / The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim / To quench it) here ſhines on me ſtill the ſame.
Etymology
From immortal + -ize.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).