infamize
"infamize" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“infamize” 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 make infamous; to defame or smear.
Corpus desk
Index EN-infamize · infamize · English
infamize · 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 "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 | infamize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “infamize” in English
Rare enough to double-check
infamize is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To make infamous; to defame or smear.".
infamize doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From infamy + -ize. The correct English form is infamize, spelled I-N-F-A-M-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To make infamous; to defame or smear.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how infamize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Or is some knot of riotous slanderers leagued To infamize the name of the King's brother With a lie black as Hell?
Etymology
From infamy + -ize.
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.