mobilise
/ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/verb
mobilise is spelled M-O-B-I-L-I-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mobilise means “To make something mobile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mobilise?
| Letters | 8: M-O-B-I-L-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 mobilise?
Mobilise appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 mobilise?
- /ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mobilise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mobilise
- mobilises present, singular, he/she/it
- mobilising participle, present
- mobilised participle, past
- mobilize US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mobilise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make something mobile.
- 2
To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
- 3
To become made ready for war.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mobilise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | mobilisieren , mobilmachen |
| Portuguese | mobilizar , mobilizar-se |
| Spanish | movilizar , movilizarse |
| French | mobiliser |
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 mobilise come from?
From French mobiliser.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).