signalize
/ˈsɪɡnəlaɪz/verb
signalize is spelled S-I-G-N-A-L-I-Z-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, signalize means “To communicate with (someone) by means of a signal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in signalize?
| Letters | 9: S-I-G-N-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 signalize?
Signalize appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 signalize?
- /ˈsɪɡnəlaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-signalize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of signalize
- signalizes present, singular, he/she/it
- signalizing participle, present
- signalized participle, past
- signalise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does signalize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
BritishUSarchaicTo distinguish, to make noteworthy.
- 2
BritishUSarchaicTo display or make known (an attribute, quality, etc.); to call attention to.
- 3
BritishUSarchaicTo point out; to take special note of.
- 4
BritishUSTo communicate with (someone) by means of a signal.
a ship signalizes its consort
- 5
BritishUSTo indicate; to be a sign of.
- 6
BritishCanadaUSTo furnish (a traffic intersection) with a traffic signal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does signalize come from?
From signal + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).