-izar
[iˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“-izar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma verbos a partir de sustantivos y adjetivos, con el significado de "poner en el estado de" lo indicado por la base.
Corpus desk
Index ES-izar · -izar · Spanish
-izar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | -izar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | [iˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “-izar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
-izar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [iˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma verbos a partir de sustantivos y adjetivos, con el significado de "poner en el estado de" lo indicado por la base.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for -izar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is -izar, spelled --I-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1Forma verbos a partir de sustantivos y adjetivos, con el significado de "poner en el estado de" lo indicado por la base.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how -izar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
esclavo → esclavizar - moderno → modernizar.
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.