scrutinise
/ˈskɹuːtɪnaɪz/verb
scrutinise is spelled S-C-R-U-T-I-N-I-S-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, scrutinise means “To examine something with great care” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scrutinise?
| Letters | 10: S-C-R-U-T-I-N-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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 scrutinise?
Scrutinise appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 scrutinise?
- /ˈskɹuːtɪnaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scrutinise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scrutinise
- scrutinises present, singular, he/she/it
- scrutinising participle, present
- scrutinised participle, past
- scrutinize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrutinise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKTo examine something with great care.
- 2
UKTo audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scrutinise come from?
From scrutiny + -ise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).