lexicalize
/ˈlɛksɪkəlaɪz/verb
lexicalize is spelled L-E-X-I-C-A-L-I-Z-E: 10 letters. As a verb, lexicalize means “To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lexicalize?
| Letters | 10: L-E-X-I-C-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| 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 do you pronounce lexicalize?
- /ˈlɛksɪkəlaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lexicalize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lexicalize
- lexicalizes present, singular, he/she/it
- lexicalizing participle, present
- lexicalized participle, past
- lexicalise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lexicalize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning.
- 2
To accept a term into one's own vocabulary as a distinct lexical unit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lexicalize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to convert to a single lexical unit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lexicaliser |
| German | lexikalisieren |
| Spanish | lexicalizar |
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 lexicalize come from?
From lexical + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).