womanize
/ˈwʊmənaɪz/verb
womanize is spelled W-O-M-A-N-I-Z-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, womanize means “To flirt with or seduce, or attempt to seduce, women, especially lecherously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in womanize?
| Letters | 8: W-O-M-A-N-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 womanize?
Womanize appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 womanize?
- /ˈwʊmənaɪz/
Womanize 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-womanize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of womanize
- womanizes present, singular, he/she/it
- womanizing participle, present
- womanized participle, past
- womanise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does womanize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To flirt with or seduce, or attempt to seduce, women, especially lecherously.
- 2
To turn into a woman; to feminize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Womanize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense seduce women lecherously:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | donjuanear |
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 womanize come from?
From woman + -ize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).