finalize
/ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/verb
finalize is spelled F-I-N-A-L-I-Z-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, finalize means “To make final or firm; to finish or complete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in finalize?
| Letters | 8: F-I-N-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 finalize?
Finalize appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 finalize?
- /ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/
Finalize 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: En-us-finalize.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of finalize
- finalizes present, singular, he/she/it
- finalizing participle, present
- finalized participle, past
- finalise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does finalize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
As soon as we get the plane tickets, we'll finalize our reservations with the hotel.
- 2
To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Finalize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make final or firm; to finish or complete:
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 finalize come from?
From final + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).