plagiarize
/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/
"plagiarize" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“plagiarize” is uncommon English (frequency #84,613 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,613
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| 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) |
Where “plagiarize” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
plagiarize is uncommon English at frequency #84,613 among 46,516 “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.
Etymology
From plagiary + -ize, ultimately from Latin plagiare (“to kidnap, to abduct”).
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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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- The one correct English spelling is P-L-A-G-I-A-R-I-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.