militarize
/ˈmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪz/verb
militarize is spelled M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-Z-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, militarize means “To give a military character to something, such as government or organization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in militarize?
| Letters | 10: M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is militarize?
Militarize appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 militarize?
- /ˈmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪz/
Militarize has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-militarize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of militarize
- militarizes present, singular, he/she/it
- militarizing participle, present
- militarized participle, past
- militarise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does militarize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To give a military character to something, such as government or organization.
- 2
To train or equip for war.
- 3
To adopt for use by the military.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Militarize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to give military character to:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | militariser |
| German | militarisieren |
| Spanish | militarizar |
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 militarize come from?
From military + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).