legalise
/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/verb
legalise is spelled L-E-G-A-L-I-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, legalise means “Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of legalize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in legalise?
| Letters | 8: L-E-G-A-L-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 legalise?
Legalise appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 legalise?
- /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-legalise.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-legalise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with legalise
Also written: legalize.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of legalise
- legalises present, singular, he/she/it
- legalising participle, present
- legalised participle, past
- legalize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does legalise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of legalize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does legalise come from?
From legal + -ise. Piecewise doublet of loyalise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).