pluralize
verb
pluralize is spelled P-L-U-R-A-L-I-Z-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, pluralize means “To make plural” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pluralize?
| Letters | 9: P-L-U-R-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 pluralize?
Pluralize appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 pluralize?
- General-American
Pluralize 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-pluralize.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pluralize
- pluralizes present, singular, he/she/it
- pluralizing participle, present
- pluralized participle, past
- pluralise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pluralize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make plural.
The word "orange" can be pluralized into "oranges".
- 2
To take a plural; to assume a plural form.
Nouns pluralize in English, but verbs do not.
- 3
To multiply; to make manifold.
- 4
UKTo hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice at the same time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pluralize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To make plural:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | pluralizar |
| Spanish | pluralizar |
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 pluralize come from?
From plural + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).