prettify
/ˈpɹɪtɪfʌɪ/
"prettify" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prettify” 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 pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prettify · prettify · English
prettify · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | prettify |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈpɹɪtɪfʌɪ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “prettify” in English
Rare enough to double-check
prettify is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈpɹɪtɪfʌɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prettify, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From pretty + -fy. The correct English form is prettify, spelled P-R-E-T-T-I-F-Y.
Definition
- 1To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way.
- 2Synonym of pretty-print.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prettify appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Old-fashioned bosses see their role as prettifying the office and forming a pool of potential marriage partners for male employees.
Etymology
From pretty + -fy.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.