ionizing
adjective, verb
ionizing is spelled I-O-N-I-Z-I-N-G: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ionizing means “Capable of producing ions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ionizing?
| Letters | 8: I-O-N-I-Z-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 ionizing?
Ionizing appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 ionizing?
Ionizing has 4 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).
Forms of ionizing
- more ionizing comparative
- most ionizing superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ionizing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of producing ions.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of ionize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ionizing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of producing ions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ionizante |
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.