actualize
/ˈæktju.əlaɪz/verb
actualize is spelled A-C-T-U-A-L-I-Z-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, actualize means “To make real; to realize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in actualize?
| Letters | 9: A-C-T-U-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 actualize?
Actualize appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 actualize?
- /ˈæktju.əlaɪz/
- /ˈæktʃu.əlaɪz/
- /ˈæktʃəlaɪz/
Actualize 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-actualize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of actualize
- actualizes present, singular, he/she/it
- actualizing participle, present
- actualized participle, past
- actualise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does actualize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make real; to realize.
- 2
To become actual or real.
- 3
To realize one's full potential.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:actualize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Actualize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réaliser |
| German | realisieren, verwirklichen , sich verwirklichen |
| Spanish | realizar |
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 actualize come from?
From actual + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).