regularize
/ˈɹɛɡjəlɚaɪz/verb
regularize is spelled R-E-G-U-L-A-R-I-Z-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, regularize means “To make regular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in regularize?
| Letters | 10: R-E-G-U-L-A-R-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 regularize?
Regularize appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 regularize?
- /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-regularize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of regularize
- regularizes present, singular, he/she/it
- regularizing participle, present
- regularized participle, past
- regularise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does regularize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
BritishUSTo make regular.
Regularizing spelling was an important step in the advancement of literary society.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Regularize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make regular:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | régulariser |
| Portuguese | regularizar |
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 regularize come from?
From regular + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).