vitrified

adj

"vitrified" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vitrified” is uncommon English (frequency #84,887 among 969 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,887
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Converted into glass.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vitrified · vitrified · English

vitrified · rank #84,887 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,887
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Viswanathan

Nearest frequency peer: Viswanathan (-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 “vitrified”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “vitrified” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vitrified
PropertyValue
Headwordvitrified
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “vitrified” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).vitrifiedfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Viswanathan” (#84,886), “voraciously” (#84,889), “wainscoting” (#84,891). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vitrified” is #84,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vitrified is uncommon English at frequency #84,887 among 969 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Converted into glass.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for vitrified in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is vitrified, spelled V-I-T-R-I-F-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Converted into glass.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how vitrified appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Five bus-loads of boys and girls, singing or in a silent embracement, rolled past them over the vitrified highway.

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 "vitrified"?
"vitrified" is spelled V-I-T-R-I-F-I-E-D.
What does "vitrified" mean?
As an adjective, "vitrified" means: Converted into glass.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vitrified", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list