solemnize
verb
solemnize is spelled S-O-L-E-M-N-I-Z-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, solemnize means “To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in solemnize?
| Letters | 9: S-O-L-E-M-N-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 solemnize?
Solemnize appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 solemnize?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-solemnize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of solemnize
- solemnizes present, singular, he/she/it
- solemnizing participle, present
- solemnized participle, past
- solemnise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does solemnize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
USTo make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act.
The couple chose to solemnize their relationship in a secular ceremony, instead of having a wedding.
- 2
To make grave, serious, and reverential.
September 27, 1873, John Campbell Shairp, "Wordsworth's Three Yarrows", in Every Saturday Wordsworth was solemnized and elevated by this his first look on Yarrow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does solemnize come from?
From Middle English solempnisen, from Old French solemnisier, from Medieval Latin solemnizare, from Latin solemnis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).