amplify
am·pli·fy/ˈæm.plə.faɪ/verb
amplify is spelled A-M-P-L-I-F-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (am·pli·fy). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, amplify means “To render larger, more extended, or more intense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amplify?
| Letters | 7: A-M-P-L-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: am·pli·fy |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is amplify?
Amplify appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th 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 amplify?
- UK /ˈæm.plə.faɪ/
- US /ˈæm.plə.faɪ/
- US [ˈɛəm.plə.faɪ]
Amplify has 3 syllables, split am·pli·fy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-amplify.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of amplify
- amplifies present, singular, he/she/it
- amplifying participle, present
- amplified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amplify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
amplify the loudspeaker
- 2
To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
- 3
To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
amplify a signal. It's amplified so you can hear the audio.
- 4
To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amplify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amplifier |
| German | verstärken, vergrößern , ausschmücken |
| Portuguese | amplificar |
| Spanish | amplificar |
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.