trivialize
/ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/verb
trivialize is spelled T-R-I-V-I-A-L-I-Z-E: 10 letters and 4 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, trivialize means “To make something appear trivial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trivialize?
| Letters | 10: T-R-I-V-I-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (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 trivialize?
Trivialize 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 trivialize?
- /ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/
Trivialize has 4 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-trivialize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trivialize
- trivializes present, singular, he/she/it
- trivializing participle, present
- trivialized participle, past
- trivialise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trivialize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make something appear trivial
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trivialize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense make something appear trivial:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | minimiser |
| German | kleinreden, trivialisieren |
| Spanish | trivializar, frivolizar |
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 trivialize come from?
From trivial + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).