operationalize
/ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃənəˌlaɪz/verb
operationalize is spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-Z-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, operationalize means “To make operational” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in operationalize?
| Letters | 14: O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 operationalize?
Operationalize appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 operationalize?
- UK /ɒpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)nəlʌɪz/
- US /ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃənəˌlaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-operationalize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of operationalize
- operationalizes present, singular, he/she/it
- operationalizing participle, present
- operationalized participle, past
- operationalise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does operationalize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make operational.
- 2
To define (a concept) in such a way that it can be practically measured.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).