vandalize
/ˈvændəlaɪz/
"vandalize" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vandalize” is uncommon English (frequency #76,445 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,445
- frequency rank, English
- 969
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - American, Canadian, and Oxford British English standard spelling of vandalise.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vandalize · vandalize · English
vandalize · rank #76,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,445
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 969
- PHOTO-FINISH Vanier
Nearest frequency peer: Vanier (+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 “vandalize”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Valla
Valla
23,559 corpus weight
- valueless
valueless
23,558 corpus weight
- vandalize
vandalize
23,556 corpus weight
- Vanier
Vanier
23,555 corpus weight
- vasopressin
vasopressin
23,554 corpus weight
- vegetated
vegetated
23,553 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “vandalize” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vandalize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈvændəlaɪz/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #76,445 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “vandalize” in English
Rare enough to double-check
vandalize is uncommon English at frequency #76,445 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈvændəlaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "American, Canadian, and Oxford British English standard spelling of vandalise.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for vandalize in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From vandal + -ize. The correct English form is vandalize, spelled V-A-N-D-A-L-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1American, Canadian, and Oxford British English standard spelling of vandalise.
Etymology
From vandal + -ize.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).