emphasise
verb
emphasise is spelled E-M-P-H-A-S-I-S-E: 9 letters. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, emphasise means “UK standard spelling of emphasize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in emphasise?
| Letters | 9: E-M-P-H-A-S-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 emphasise?
Emphasise appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 emphasise?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-emphasise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of emphasise
- emphasises present, singular, he/she/it
- emphasising participle, present
- emphasised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emphasise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UK standard spelling of emphasize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does emphasise come from?
From emphasis + -ise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).