# materialize

> English word · Verb · IPA /məˈtɪɹiəlaɪz/ · frequency rank #29,367

## Definitions
1. To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
2. To take physical form, to appear seemingly from nowhere.
3. To become real (of a plan, idea, etc.); to come to fruition.
4. To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.
5. To perform materialization; to save the results of a database query as a temporary table or materialized view.

## Etymology
From material + -ize.

## Easily confused with
- **materialized** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/materialize-vs-materialized)
- **materialism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/materialism-vs-materialize)
- **materialist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/materialist-vs-materialize)

## Common misspellings (15)
`amterialize`, `maetrialize`, `mateiralize`, `materailize`, `materiailze`, `materialiez`, `materializze`, `materiallize`, `materialzie`, `materilaize`, `materrialize`, `matreialize`, `matterialize`, `mmaterialize`, `mtaerialize`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/materialize