itemize
/ˈaɪtəmaɪz/
"itemize" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“itemize” is uncommon English (frequency #66,000 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,000
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To state in items, or by particulars
Corpus desk
Index EN-itemize · itemize · English
itemize · rank #66,000 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,000
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH ironstone
Nearest frequency peer: ironstone (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “itemize”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- interconnec…
interconnectedness
34,007 corpus weight
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interfacial
34,006 corpus weight
- interloper
interloper
34,005 corpus weight
- ironstone
ironstone
34,002 corpus weight
- itemize
itemize
34,001 corpus weight
- Ivanovna
Ivanovna
34,000 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “itemize” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | itemize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈaɪtəmaɪz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,000 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “itemize” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
itemize is uncommon English at frequency #66,000 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈaɪtəmaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To state in items, or by particulars".
itemize doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From item + -ize. The correct English form is itemize, spelled I-T-E-M-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To state in items, or by particulars
Etymology
From item + -ize.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.