nullify
/ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/verb
nullify is spelled N-U-L-L-I-F-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, nullify means “To make legally invalid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nullify?
| Letters | 7: N-U-L-L-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 nullify?
Nullify appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 nullify?
- /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/
Nullify 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: En-us-nullify.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nullify
- nullifies present, singular, he/she/it
- nullifying participle, present
- nullified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nullify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make legally invalid.
Near-synonyms: cancel, void, quash
- 2
To prevent from happening.
- 3
To make of no use or value; to cancel out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nullify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | annuler, nullifier |
| German | annullieren |
| Portuguese | anular, cassar , evitar |
| Spanish | anular, derogar, abrogar, casar , nulificar |
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 nullify come from?
From null + -ify.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).