catheterize
/ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/verb
catheterize is spelled C-A-T-H-E-T-E-R-I-Z-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, catheterize means “To insert a catheter into a cavity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in catheterize?
| Letters | 11: C-A-T-H-E-T-E-R-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 catheterize?
Catheterize appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 catheterize?
- /ˈkæθətəɹaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-catheterize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of catheterize
- catheterizes present, singular, he/she/it
- catheterizing participle, present
- catheterized participle, past
- catheterise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does catheterize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To insert a catheter into a cavity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate catheterize?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of catheterize: cath.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Catheterize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to introduce a catheter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | sondar |
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 catheterize come from?
From catheter + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).