randomise
/ˈɹændəmɑɪz/verb
randomise is spelled R-A-N-D-O-M-I-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, randomise means “To arrange randomly; to make random” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in randomise?
| Letters | 9: R-A-N-D-O-M-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 randomise?
Randomise appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 randomise?
- /ˈɹændəmɑɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-randomise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of randomise
- randomises present, singular, he/she/it
- randomising participle, present
- randomised participle, past
- randomize US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does randomise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To arrange randomly; to make random
He randomised the marbles by spilling them onto the floor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Randomise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense arrange randomly; to make random:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | randomiser |
| German | randomisieren |
| Portuguese | randomizar, aleatorizar |
| Spanish | randomizar, aleatorizar |
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 randomise come from?
From random + -ise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).