unionize
/ˈjuːnjənaɪz/verb
unionize is spelled U-N-I-O-N-I-Z-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, unionize means “To organize workers into a trade union” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unionize?
| Letters | 8: U-N-I-O-N-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 unionize?
Unionize appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 unionize?
- /ˈjuːnjənaɪz/
As a verb (“To cause (an ionized substance) to return to a neutral…”): /ʌnˈaɪənaɪz/.
Unionize 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-unionize.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unionize2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unionize
- unionizes present, singular, he/she/it
- unionizing participle, present
- unionized participle, past
- unionise
- un-ionize
- un-ionise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unionize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To organize workers into a trade union.
The company laid off all the workers when they tried to unionize.
- 2
rareTo cause (an ionized substance) to return to a neutral state; to convert (an ion) into a neutral atom or molecule.
- 3
rareOf an ionized substance, to return to a neutral state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unionize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To organize workers into a union:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | syndiquer |
| Portuguese | sindicalizar |
| Spanish | sindicar |
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 unionize come from?
From union + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).