socialize
/ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/verb
socialize is spelled S-O-C-I-A-L-I-Z-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, socialize means “To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in socialize?
| Letters | 9: S-O-C-I-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is socialize?
Socialize appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th 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 socialize?
- US /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/
Socialize 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-socialize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with socialize
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: socialise.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of socialize
- socializes present, singular, he/she/it
- socializing participle, present
- socialized participle, past
- socialise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does socialize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
hoping to socialize a bit at the company holiday party
- 2
To instruct (somebody), usually subconsciously and mostly by example, in the etiquette of a society.
depending on how children are socialized regarding racial and ethnic biases
- 3
To take something into collective or governmental ownership.
Near-synonym: nationalize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Socialize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fréquenter des gens, voir des gens , développer l'aspect social, socialiser |
| German | gesellig sein , sozialisieren , vergesellschaften, vergemeinschaften |
| Portuguese | socializar, sociabilizar |
| Spanish | socializar, sociabilizarse, mezclarse, alternar, relacionarse, codearse |
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.