televise
/ˈtɛləvaɪz/verb
televise is spelled T-E-L-E-V-I-S-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, televise means “To broadcast, or be broadcast, by television” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in televise?
| Letters | 8: T-E-L-E-V-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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 televise?
Televise appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 televise?
- /ˈtɛləvaɪz/
Televise 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: En-us-televise.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of televise
- televises present, singular, he/she/it
- televising participle, present
- televised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does televise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To broadcast, or be broadcast, by television.
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was one of the first major events to be televised.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Televise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense broadcast, or be broadcast, by television:
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 televise come from?
Back-formation from television.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).