metabolize
me·tab·o·lize/mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz/verb
metabolize is spelled M-E-T-A-B-O-L-I-Z-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (me·tab·o·lize). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, metabolize means “To undergo metabolism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in metabolize?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-A-B-O-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: me·tab·o·lize |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 metabolize?
Metabolize appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 metabolize?
- /mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz/
Metabolize has 4 syllables, split me·tab·o·lize in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-metabolize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of metabolize
- metabolizes present, singular, he/she/it
- metabolizing participle, present
- metabolized participle, past
- metabolise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metabolize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To undergo metabolism.
- 2
To cause a substance to undergo metabolism.
- 3
To produce a substance using metabolism.
- 4
To absorb and process as if by metabolism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metabolize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (intransitive) to undergo metabolism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | metabolizar |
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 metabolize come from?
From Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “change, mutation”) + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).