collateralize
verb
collateralize is spelled C-O-L-L-A-T-E-R-A-L-I-Z-E: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, collateralize means “To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in collateralize?
| Letters | 13: C-O-L-L-A-T-E-R-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 collateralize?
Collateralize appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 collateralize?
Collateralize has 5 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).
Forms of collateralize
- collateralizes present, singular, he/she/it
- collateralizing participle, present
- collateralized participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does collateralize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.
- 2
To pledge assets as collateral.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Collateralize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to secure a loan by using collateral:
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 collateralize come from?
From collateral + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).