italicize
/ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/verb
italicize is spelled I-T-A-L-I-C-I-Z-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, italicize means “To put into italics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in italicize?
| Letters | 9: I-T-A-L-I-C-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is italicize?
Italicize appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 italicize?
- /ɪˈtæl.ɪ.saɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-italicize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of italicize
- italicizes present, singular, he/she/it
- italicizing participle, present
- italicized participle, past
- italicise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does italicize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To put into italics.
- 2
To emphasize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Italicize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to put into italics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | italiciser |
| Portuguese | grifar |
| Spanish | italiquizar, italicizar, poner en cursiva, escribir en bastardilla, teclear en itálica |
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 italicize come from?
From italic + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).