vandalize
/ˈvændəlaɪz/verb
vandalize is spelled V-A-N-D-A-L-I-Z-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, vandalize means “American, Canadian, and Oxford British English standard spelling of vandalise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vandalize?
| Letters | 9: V-A-N-D-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 vandalize?
Vandalize appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 vandalize?
- /ˈvændəlaɪz/
Vandalize 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-vandalize.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-vandalise.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vandalize
- vandalizes present, singular, he/she/it
- vandalizing participle, present
- vandalized participle, past
- vandalise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vandalize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
American, Canadian, and Oxford British English standard spelling of vandalise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does vandalize come from?
From vandal + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).