demilitarize
/dɪˈmɪlɪtəɹaɪz/verb
demilitarize is spelled D-E-M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-Z-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, demilitarize means “To remove troops from (an area)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demilitarize?
| Letters | 12: D-E-M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 demilitarize?
Demilitarize appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 demilitarize?
- /dɪˈmɪlɪtəɹaɪz/
Demilitarize 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vanderdecken-demilitarize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of demilitarize
- demilitarizes present, singular, he/she/it
- demilitarizing participle, present
- demilitarized participle, past
- demilitarise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demilitarize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove troops from (an area).
- 2
To prevent troops from entering (an area).
- 3
To return (an area) to civilian control, after military control.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demilitarize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense remove troops from an area:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démilitariser |
| German | entmilitarisieren |
| Spanish | desmilitarizar |
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 demilitarize come from?
From de- + militarize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).