# synthesize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsɪnθəsaɪz/ · frequency rank #31,368

## Definitions
1. To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
2. To be combined producing a new, more complex product.
3. To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.
4. To be produced by chemical synthesis.

## Etymology
From synthesis + -ize. First attested in 1830.

## Easily confused with
- **synthesizer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/synthesize-vs-synthesizer)
- **synthesis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/synthesis-vs-synthesize)

## Common misspellings (16)
`snythesize`, `ssynthesize`, `synhtesize`, `synnthesize`, `syntehsize`, `syntheisze`, `synthesiez`, `synthesizze`, `synthessize`, `syntheszie`, `synthhesize`, `synthseize`, `syntthesize`, `sytnhesize`, `syynthesize`, `ysnthesize`

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