tranquilize
/ˈtɹæŋkwɪlaɪ̯z/
"tranquilize" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tranquilize” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tranquilize · tranquilize · English
tranquilize · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | tranquilize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈtɹæŋkwɪlaɪ̯z/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tranquilize” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tranquilize is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈtɹæŋkwɪlaɪ̯z/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tranquilize, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French tranquiliser. Analyzable as tranquil + -ize. The correct English form is tranquilize, spelled T-R-A-N-Q-U-I-L-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.
- 2To make (something or someone) tranquil.
- 3To become tranquil.
- 4To dart (a person or animal) with a sedative
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tranquilize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The escaped lion was finally tracked down, tranquilized, and safely returned to the zoo.
Miss Ratched shall line us all against the wall, where we’ll face the terrible maw of a muzzle-loading shotgun which she has loaded with Miltowns! Thorazines! Libriums! Stelazines! And with a wave of her sword, blooie! Tranquilize all of us completely out of existence.
Etymology
From Middle French tranquiliser. Analyzable as tranquil + -ize.
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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.