burglarize
/ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡləɹaɪz/verb
burglarize is spelled B-U-R-G-L-A-R-I-Z-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, burglarize means “To commit burglary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in burglarize?
| Letters | 10: B-U-R-G-L-A-R-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 burglarize?
Burglarize appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 burglarize?
- /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡləɹaɪz/
Burglarize 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)-Flame,_not_lame-burglarize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of burglarize
- burglarizes present, singular, he/she/it
- burglarizing participle, present
- burglarized participle, past
- burglarise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does burglarize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
CanadaUSTo commit burglary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does burglarize come from?
From burglar + -ize (1829).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).