radicalize
/ˈɹædɪkəlaɪz/
"radicalize" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“radicalize” is uncommon English (frequency #85,682 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,682
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make radical.
Corpus desk
Index EN-radicalize · radicalize · English
radicalize · rank #85,682 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,682
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH radiometer
Nearest frequency peer: radiometer (+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 “radicalize”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- pushcart
pushcart
14,324 corpus weight
- Quitman
Quitman
14,322 corpus weight
- radicalize
radicalize
14,319 corpus weight
- radiometer
radiometer
14,318 corpus weight
- ramus
ramus
14,315 corpus weight
- Rastafarian
Rastafarian
14,314 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “radicalize” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | radicalize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈɹædɪkəlaɪz/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #85,682 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “radicalize” in English
Rare enough to double-check
radicalize is uncommon English at frequency #85,682 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈɹædɪkəlaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for radicalize, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From radical + -ize. The correct English form is radicalize, spelled R-A-D-I-C-A-L-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To make radical.
- 2To become radical; to adopt a radical political stance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how radicalize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The goal of the Cultural Revolution was to radicalize the whole society, to create mass participation at all levels of decision-making, and to restore the revolutionary élan of the 1940s.
Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.
Etymology
From radical + -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.
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