pulverise
/ˈpʌlvəɹaɪz/verb
pulverise is spelled P-U-L-V-E-R-I-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, pulverise means “To render into dust or powder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pulverise?
| Letters | 9: P-U-L-V-E-R-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pulverise?
Pulverise appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 pulverise?
- US /ˈpʌlvəɹaɪz/
- British /ˈpʌlvəɹɑjz/
- /ˈpʊlvəɹaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pulverise?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pulverise (/ʌlvəɹaɪz/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: repulsive.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pulverise
- pulverises present, singular, he/she/it
- pulverising participle, present
- pulverised participle, past
- pulverize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pulverise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To render into dust or powder.
- 2
To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
- 3
To defeat soundly, thrash.
- 4
To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.
the stone pulverises easily
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pulverise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to render into dust or powder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pulvériser |
| German | pulverisieren, zerpulvern |
| Portuguese | pulverizar |
| Spanish | pulverizar, polvorizar, polvificar |
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 pulverise come from?
From Middle English pulverizen, from Latin pulverizō, pulverizāre, from pulvis (“powder”). Compare French pulvériser. By surface analysis, pulver (“powder”) + -ise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).