photosynthesize
verb
photosynthesize is spelled P-H-O-T-O-S-Y-N-T-H-E-S-I-Z-E: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, photosynthesize means “To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in photosynthesize?
| Letters | 15: P-H-O-T-O-S-Y-N-T-H-E-S-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 photosynthesize?
Photosynthesize appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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).
Forms of photosynthesize
- photosynthesizes present, singular, he/she/it
- photosynthesizing participle, present
- photosynthesized participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photosynthesize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does photosynthesize come from?
From photo + synthesize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).