plagiarize
/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/
"plagiarize" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“plagiarize” is uncommon English (frequency #84,613 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,613
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.
Corpus desk
Index EN-plagiarize · plagiarize · English
plagiarize · rank #84,613 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,613
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH piquet
Nearest frequency peer: piquet (-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 “plagiarize”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- PIF
PIF
15,391 corpus weight
- pinna
pinna
15,390 corpus weight
- piquet
piquet
15,389 corpus weight
- plagiarize
plagiarize
15,388 corpus weight
- Platonism
Platonism
15,387 corpus weight
- Platteville
Platteville
15,386 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “plagiarize” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | plagiarize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #84,613 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “plagiarize” in English
Rare enough to double-check
plagiarize is uncommon English at frequency #84,613 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for plagiarize, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From plagiary + -ize, ultimately from Latin plagiare (“to kidnap, to abduct”). The correct English form is plagiarize, spelled P-L-A-G-I-A-R-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plagiarize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She was caught trying to plagiarize an article for her thesis.
It’s unethical to plagiarize someone else’s work for personal gain.
Etymology
From plagiary + -ize, ultimately from Latin plagiare (“to kidnap, to abduct”).
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.
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