factorize
/ˈfæktəɹaiz/verb
factorize is a verb meaning “To create a list of the factors of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-A-C-T-O-R-I-Z-E, and it appears about once in every 78 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does factorize mean?
verb
- 1
To create a list of the factors of.
- 2
To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.
- 3
USTo warn not to pay or give up goods.
- 4
USTo attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third party.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce factorize?
- /ˈfæktəɹaiz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-factorize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of factorize
- factorizes present, singular, he/she/it
- factorizing participle, present
- factorized participle, past
- factorise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is factorize?
Factorize appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
Factorize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense create a list of factors:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | factoriser |
| Portuguese | fatorar |
| Spanish | factorizar |
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.