uglify
/ˈʌɡlɪfaɪ/
"uglify" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uglify” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make ugly; to destroy or worsen the appearance or attractiveness of.
Corpus desk
Index EN-uglify · uglify · English
uglify · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | uglify |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈʌɡlɪfaɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “uglify” in English
Rare enough to double-check
uglify is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈʌɡlɪfaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for uglify in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ugly + -fy. Sense 3 by analogy with prettify. The correct English form is uglify, spelled U-G-L-I-F-Y.
Definition
- 1To make ugly; to destroy or worsen the appearance or attractiveness of.
- 2To become ugly.
- 3Synonym of minify.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how uglify appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
These guys around that block had this thing about how I was uglifying the neighborhood.
She uglifies every thing near her.
Etymology
From ugly + -fy. Sense 3 by analogy with prettify.
Antonyms
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.