quantify
/ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/verb
quantify is spelled Q-U-A-N-T-I-F-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, quantify means “To assign a quantity to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quantify?
| Letters | 8: Q-U-A-N-T-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 quantify?
Quantify appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 quantify?
- UK /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/
- US /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/
- US [ˈkwɑn.ɾɪˌfaɪ]
Quantify 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-quantify.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quantify
- quantifies present, singular, he/she/it
- quantifying participle, present
- quantified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quantify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To assign a quantity to.
- 2
To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
- 3
To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier–either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).
The statement (#92;forallx#92;in#92;mathbb#123;R#125;)#92;,2x#61;x#43;x quantifies over the real numbers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quantify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to assign a quantity to:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | quantifier |
| German | quantifizieren |
| Portuguese | quantificar |
| Spanish | cuantificar, cifrar |
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 quantify come from?
From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).