prettify
/ˈpɹɪtɪfʌɪ/verb
prettify is spelled P-R-E-T-T-I-F-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, prettify means “To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prettify?
| Letters | 8: P-R-E-T-T-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 prettify?
Prettify appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 prettify?
- UK /ˈpɹɪtɪfʌɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-prettify.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prettify
- prettifies present, singular, he/she/it
- prettifying participle, present
- prettified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prettify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way.
- 2
Synonym of pretty-print.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prettify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense make pretty or prettier:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enjoliver |
| Spanish | embellecer |
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 prettify come from?
From pretty + -fy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).