unionized
/ˈjunjənaɪzd/adjective, verb
unionized is spelled U-N-I-O-N-I-Z-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unionized means “Organized into a trades union or trades unions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unionized?
| Letters | 9: U-N-I-O-N-I-Z-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 unionized?
Unionized appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 unionized?
- UK /ˈjuːnjənaɪzd/
- US /ˈjunjənaɪzd/
As an adjective (“Alternative form of un-ionized”): /ʌnˈaɪənaɪzd/.
Unionized 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-unionised_(union).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unionised_(ion).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unionized
- more unionized comparative
- most unionized superlative
- unionised
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unionized mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Organized into a trades union or trades unions.
- 2
Alternative form of un-ionized.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of unionize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unionized come from?
From unionize, from union + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).