globalize
/ˈɡloʊ.bə.laɪz/verb
globalize is spelled G-L-O-B-A-L-I-Z-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, globalize means “To internationalize to a worldwide or near-worldwide degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in globalize?
| Letters | 9: G-L-O-B-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 globalize?
Globalize appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 globalize?
- UK /ˈɡləʊ.bə.laɪz/
- US /ˈɡloʊ.bə.laɪz/
- Australia /ˈɡləʉ.bə.lɑɪz/
Globalize 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-globalize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of globalize
- globalizes present, singular, he/she/it
- globalizing participle, present
- globalized participle, past
- globalise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does globalize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
BritishUSTo internationalize to a worldwide or near-worldwide degree.
- 2
BritishUSTo generalize to a comprehensive or even exhaustive degree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Globalize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To make something global in scope:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | globaliser |
| German | globalisieren |
| Portuguese | globalizar |
| Spanish | globalizar |
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 globalize come from?
From global + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).