standardize
/ˈstæn.dɚˌdaɪz/verb
standardize is spelled S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-I-Z-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, standardize means “American and Oxford British standard spelling of standardise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in standardize?
| Letters | 11: S-T-A-N-D-A-R-D-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is standardize?
Standardize appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 standardize?
- UK /ˈstæn.də.daɪz/
- US /ˈstæn.dɚˌdaɪz/
- US [ˈstɛən.dɚˌdaɪz]
Standardize 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-standardize.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Simplificationalizer-standardize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of standardize
- standardizes present, singular, he/she/it
- standardizing participle, present
- standardized participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does standardize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
American and Oxford British standard spelling of standardise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).