accessorize
/əkˈsɛsəɹaɪz/verb
accessorize is spelled A-C-C-E-S-S-O-R-I-Z-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, accessorize means “To furnish with accessories” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in accessorize?
| Letters | 11: A-C-C-E-S-S-O-R-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is accessorize?
Accessorize appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce accessorize?
- /əkˈsɛsəɹaɪz/
Accessorize has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of accessorize
- accessorizes present, singular, he/she/it
- accessorizing participle, present
- accessorized participle, past
- accessorise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accessorize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To furnish with accessories.
- 2
To wear or to choose accessories.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accessorize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | accesorizar |
| Portuguese | acessorizar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does accessorize come from?
From accessory + -ize. First attested in 1939 in American English.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).