monopolize
/məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/verb
monopolize is spelled M-O-N-O-P-O-L-I-Z-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, monopolize means “To have a monopoly on something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monopolize?
| Letters | 10: M-O-N-O-P-O-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th 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 monopolize?
Monopolize appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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 monopolize?
- /məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/
Monopolize 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: En-us-monopolize.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of monopolize
- monopolizes present, singular, he/she/it
- monopolizing participle, present
- monopolized participle, past
- monopolise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monopolize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To have a monopoly on something.
- 2
To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else.
Teachers try not to let any one student monopolize a class discussion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monopolize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monopoliser, accaparer |
| German | monopolisieren , beherrschen |
| Portuguese | monopolizar |
| Spanish | monopolizar , acaparar |
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 monopolize come from?
From monopoly + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).