mobilize
/ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/verb
mobilize is spelled M-O-B-I-L-I-Z-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mobilize means “To make something mobile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mobilize?
| Letters | 8: M-O-B-I-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th 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 mobilize?
Mobilize appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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 mobilize?
- US /ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/
Mobilize has 3 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-mobilize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mobilize
- mobilizes present, singular, he/she/it
- mobilizing participle, present
- mobilized participle, past
- mobilise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mobilize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
BritishUSTo make something mobile.
- 2
BritishUSTo assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
- 3
BritishUSTo get ready for war.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mobilize come from?
From French mobiliser.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).