popularise
/ˈpɒpjʊləɹaɪz/verb
popularise is spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-R-I-S-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, popularise means “To make something popular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in popularise?
| Letters | 10: P-O-P-U-L-A-R-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 popularise?
Popularise appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 popularise?
- /ˈpɒpjʊləɹaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-popularise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of popularise
- popularises present, singular, he/she/it
- popularising participle, present
- popularised participle, past
- popularize US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does popularise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make something popular.
Homer Simpson popularised the term "d'oh".
- 2
To present information in a form less difficult for the general public to understand or enjoy, especially by excluding details and jargon found in technical or academic publications.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Popularise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | populariser , vulgariser |
| German | popularisieren |
| Portuguese | popularizar |
| Spanish | popularizar, masificar |
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 popularise come from?
From popular + -ise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).