# socialize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/ · frequency rank #23,680

## Definitions
1. To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
2. To instruct (somebody), usually subconsciously and mostly by example, in the etiquette of a society.
3. To take something into collective or governmental ownership.

## Etymology
From social + -ize.

## Easily confused with
- **specialize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socialize-vs-specialize)
- **socialist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socialist-vs-socialize)
- **socialism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socialism-vs-socialize)
- **socialite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socialite-vs-socialize)
- **socialise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socialise-vs-socialize)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oscialize`, `scoialize`, `socailize`, `soccialize`, `sociailze`, `socialiez`, `socializze`, `sociallize`, `socialzie`, `socilaize`, `soicalize`, `ssocialize`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/socialize