politicize
/pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪz/verb
politicize is spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-C-I-Z-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, politicize means “To engage in or discuss politics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in politicize?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-I-T-I-C-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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 politicize?
Politicize appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 politicize?
- /pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪz/
Politicize has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-politicize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of politicize
- politicizes present, singular, he/she/it
- politicizing participle, present
- politicized participle, past
- politicise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does politicize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To engage in or discuss politics.
- 2
To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue.
My parents started politicizing the weather as soon as they opened their snowplow business.
- 3
To make someone politically active or aware.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Politicize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to give something political characteristics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | politiser |
| German | politisieren |
| Portuguese | politizar |
| Spanish | politizar |
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 politicize come from?
From politic + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).