traumatize
/ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/verb
traumatize is spelled T-R-A-U-M-A-T-I-Z-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. 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, traumatize means “To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in traumatize?
| Letters | 10: T-R-A-U-M-A-T-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| 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 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 traumatize?
Traumatize 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 traumatize?
- /ˈtɹɔ.mə.taɪz/
- /ˈtɹaʊ.mə.taɪz/
Traumatize 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-traumatise.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-traumatize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of traumatize
- traumatizes present, singular, he/she/it
- traumatizing participle, present
- traumatized participle, past
- traumatise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does traumatize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To injure, e.g. tissues, by force or by thermal, chemical or other agents.
- 2
To cause a trauma in.
I was traumatized by a childhood experience.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Traumatize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | traumatiser |
| Portuguese | traumatizar |
| Spanish | traumatizar |
| German | traumatisieren |
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 traumatize come from?
Borrowed from French traumatiser.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).