calcify
/ˈkælsɪfaɪ/verb
calcify is spelled C-A-L-C-I-F-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, calcify means “To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in calcify?
| Letters | 7: C-A-L-C-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 calcify?
Calcify appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 calcify?
- US /ˈkælsɪfaɪ/
Calcify 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-calcify.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of calcify
- calcifies present, singular, he/she/it
- calcifying participle, present
- calcified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calcify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
calcify tissue
- 2
To make or become rigid or inflexible; to ossify.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Calcify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | calcifier , se calcifier |
| Portuguese | calcificar |
| Spanish | calcificar |
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 calcify come from?
From French calcifier, or from English calcium + -ify.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).