stratify
/ˈstratɪfʌɪ/verb
stratify is spelled S-T-R-A-T-I-F-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, stratify means “To become separated out into distinct layers or strata” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stratify?
| Letters | 8: S-T-R-A-T-I-F-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 stratify?
Stratify appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 stratify?
- /ˈstratɪfʌɪ/
Stratify 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-stratify.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stratify
- stratifies present, singular, he/she/it
- stratifying participle, present
- stratified participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stratify mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To become separated out into distinct layers or strata.
Even without a pronounced social class system, people in a large society tend to stratify.
- 2
To separate out into distinct layers or strata.
In this cut you can see how the sedimentary rock layers have been clearly stratified.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stratify in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stratifier |
| Portuguese | estratificar-se , estratificar |
| Spanish | estratificar |
| German | (in Schichten) aufschlüsseln |
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 stratify come from?
From French stratifier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).