Americanize
verb
Americanize is spelled A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-I-Z-E: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, Americanize means “To render American; to adapt to the custom, culture, or style of the United States of America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Americanize?
| Letters | 11: A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 Americanize?
Americanize appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 Americanize?
- US
Americanize has 5 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: En-us-Americanize.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Americanize
- Americanizes present, singular, he/she/it
- Americanizing participle, present
- Americanized participle, past
- Americanise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Americanize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
CanadaUSTo render American; to adapt to the custom, culture, or style of the United States of America.
- 2
CanadaUSTo localize a medium for sale or use in the United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Americanize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make American:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | américaniser |
| German | amerikanisieren |
| Portuguese | americanizar |
| Spanish | americanizar |
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 Americanize come from?
From American + -ize; first attested in 1797.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).