vaporize

Name: vaporize, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“vaporize” is an uncommon English word, ranked #55,173 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#55,173
frequency rank, English: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To turn into vapor.

Key facts for vaporize
Property	Value
Headword	vaporize
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#55,173
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vaporize” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vaporize lands here:

#55,173

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for vaporize is 8 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #55,173 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To turn into vapor.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for vaporize in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From vapor + -ize. The correct English form is vaporize, spelled V-A-P-O-R-I-Z-E.

Definition

1
To turn into vapor.

Etymology

From vapor + -ize.

This word in other languages

vaporizarse(Español)vaporiser(Français)verdampfen(Deutsch)vaporizar(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vaporize"?

"vaporize" is spelled V-A-P-O-R-I-Z-E.

What does "vaporize" mean?

As a verb, "vaporize" means: To turn into vapor.

What is the origin of the word "vaporize"?

From vapor + -ize. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “vaporize”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is V-A-P-O-R-I-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.