itemize
/ˈaɪtəmaɪz/verb
itemize is spelled I-T-E-M-I-Z-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, itemize means “To state in items, or by particulars” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in itemize?
| Letters | 7: I-T-E-M-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 itemize?
Itemize appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 itemize?
- /ˈaɪtəmaɪz/
Itemize 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-itemize.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-itemize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of itemize
- itemizes present, singular, he/she/it
- itemizing participle, present
- itemized participle, past
- itemise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does itemize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To state in items, or by particulars
to itemize the cost of a railroad
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Itemize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to state in items:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | détailler, énumérer |
| German | spezifizieren, auflisten, aufschlüsseln, aufgliedern, gliedern, detaillieren |
| Spanish | desglosar, pormenorizar, itemizar |
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 itemize come from?
From item + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).