fantasize
/ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/verb
fantasize is spelled F-A-N-T-A-S-I-Z-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, fantasize means “To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fantasize?
| Letters | 9: F-A-N-T-A-S-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th 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 fantasize?
Fantasize appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 fantasize?
- /ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/
- US /ˈfæntəˌsaɪz/
- US [ˈfæ̃ɾ̃əˌsaɪz]
Fantasize has 3 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)-Vealhurl-fantasize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fantasize
- fantasizes present, singular, he/she/it
- fantasizing participle, present
- fantasized participle, past
- fantasise
- phantasise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fantasize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
BritishUSTo indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
I fantasized about my ideal date.
- 2
BritishUSTo portray in the mind, using fantasy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fantasize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to indulge in fantasy:
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 fantasize come from?
From fantasy + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).