publicize
/ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz/verb
publicize is spelled P-U-B-L-I-C-I-Z-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, publicize means “Alternative spelling of publicise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in publicize?
| Letters | 9: P-U-B-L-I-C-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 publicize?
Publicize appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 publicize?
- /ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz/
Publicize 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-publicize.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-publicize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of publicize
- publicizes present, singular, he/she/it
- publicizing participle, present
- publicized participle, past
- publicise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does publicize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
USAlternative spelling of publicise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Publicize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | publicitar |
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 publicize come from?
From public + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).