standardise
[ˈstændə(ɹ)daɪz]verb
standardise is spelled S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-I-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, standardise means “To establish a standard consisting of regulations for how something is to be done across an organization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in standardise?
| Letters | 11: S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 standardise?
Standardise appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 standardise?
- [ˈstændə(ɹ)daɪz]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-standardise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of standardise
- standardises present, singular, he/she/it
- standardising participle, present
- standardised participle, past
- standardize US
- standarize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does standardise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To establish a standard consisting of regulations for how something is to be done across an organization.
- 2
To make to conform to a standard.
- 3
To check for conformance with a standard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Standardise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to establish a standard:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | standardiser, normaliser |
| German | standardisieren |
| Portuguese | estandardizar, standardizar, padronizar |
| Spanish | estandarizar, masificar, estandardizar, homologar |
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.
Where does standardise come from?
From standard + -ise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).