particularize
/pɚˈtɪkjələɹaɪz/verb
particularize is spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R-I-Z-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, particularize means “To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in particularize?
| Letters | 13: P-A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-R-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 particularize?
Particularize appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 particularize?
- UK /pəˈtɪkjʊləɹaɪz/
- US /pɚˈtɪkjələɹaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-particularize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of particularize
- particularizes present, singular, he/she/it
- particularizing participle, present
- particularized participle, past
- particularise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does particularize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
- 2
To be specific about (individual instances); to go into detail (about), to specify.
- 3
To differentiate, make distinct from others.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Particularize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense transitive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | particularizar |
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 particularize come from?
From particular + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).