verbalize
/ˈvɜɹbəlaɪz/verb
verbalize is spelled V-E-R-B-A-L-I-Z-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, verbalize means “To speak or to use words to express” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in verbalize?
| Letters | 9: V-E-R-B-A-L-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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 verbalize?
Verbalize appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 verbalize?
- /ˈvɜɹbəlaɪz/
Verbalize 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-verbalize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of verbalize
- verbalizes present, singular, he/she/it
- verbalizing participle, present
- verbalized participle, past
- verbalise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does verbalize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To speak or to use words to express.
Bill became tongue-tied and could not verbalize his thoughts in the presence of the girl he had a crush on.
- 2
To adapt (a word of another part of speech) as a verb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Verbalize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to express:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verbalisieren, versprachlichen |
| Portuguese | verbalizar |
| Spanish | verbalizar |
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 verbalize come from?
Partly from Middle French verbaliser and partly from verbal + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).