beautify
/ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/verb
beautify is spelled B-E-A-U-T-I-F-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, beautify means “To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in beautify?
| Letters | 8: B-E-A-U-T-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th 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 beautify?
Beautify appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 beautify?
- /ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/
Beautify has 3 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-beautify.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of beautify
- beautifies present, singular, he/she/it
- beautifying participle, present
- beautified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beautify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
- 2
rareTo become beautiful.
- 3
rareTo make oneself beautiful.
- 4
Synonym of pretty-print.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Beautify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make beautiful or more beautiful:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | embellir |
| German | verschönern, ausschmücken |
| Portuguese | embelezar |
| Spanish | embellecer, hermosear, enchular |
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 beautify come from?
From Middle English beutifien, from Old French beaute (“beauty”), from Latin bellus (“beautiful, fine”), + -ify, from Latin facio (“make”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).