# mobilize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/ · frequency rank #23,042

## Definitions
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 get ready for war.

## Etymology
From French mobiliser.

## Easily confused with
- **mobile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobile-vs-mobilize)
- **mobility** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobility-vs-mobilize)
- **mobilise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mobilise-vs-mobilize)

## Common misspellings (11)
`mboilize`, `mmobilize`, `mobbilize`, `mobiilze`, `mobiliez`, `mobilizze`, `mobillize`, `mobilzie`, `mobliize`, `moiblize`, `ombilize`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mobilize