mechanize
mech·an·ize/ˈmɛkənaɪz/verb
mechanize is spelled M-E-C-H-A-N-I-Z-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (mech·an·ize). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mechanize means “To equip something with machinery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mechanize?
| Letters | 9: M-E-C-H-A-N-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mech·an·ize |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 mechanize?
Mechanize appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 mechanize?
- /ˈmɛkənaɪz/
Mechanize has 3 syllables, split mech·an·ize in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mechanize.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mechanize
- mechanizes present, singular, he/she/it
- mechanizing participle, present
- mechanized participle, past
- mechanise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mechanize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To equip something with machinery.
- 2
To equip a military unit with tanks and other armed vehicles.
- 3
To make something routine, automatic or monotonous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mechanize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to equip with machinery:
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.