masculinize
verb
masculinize is spelled M-A-S-C-U-L-I-N-I-Z-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, masculinize means “To make masculine; to give typically male characteristics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in masculinize?
| Letters | 11: M-A-S-C-U-L-I-N-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 masculinize?
Masculinize appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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).
Forms of masculinize
- masculinizes present, singular, he/she/it
- masculinizing participle, present
- masculinized participle, past
- masculinise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does masculinize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make masculine; to give typically male characteristics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Masculinize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense make (more) masculine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | masculiniser |
| German | vermännlichen, maskulinisieren |
| Portuguese | masculinizar |
| Spanish | masculinizar |
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 masculinize come from?
From masculine + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).