Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reckonize

/ˈɹɛk.ən.aɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: reck-onize
IPA: /ˈɹɛk.ən.aɪz/

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Eggcorn of recognize

Example Sentences

"Many on you, I have no doubt (the rascal), who was hintimate with that celebrated person afore he deceased hisself, now reckonizes for the last time many a moniment of his indispensible taste and hexpensive disposition."
"And I reckonized, with much surprise, / Our messmate, Bob O'Grady, there;"
""I don't reckonize anybody," I says."
""We reckonize she face alright," Bertie further remarked with contempt. "Anybody who grow up pun a farm would reckonize she face alright.""
"I knew I had to get out of the officers' mess without the general reckonizing me."
""I reckonize you, Lasky, I reckonize you!" he roared."

Etymology

Reanalysis as reckon + -ize, influenced by the g-less pronunciation of recognize.

Inflected Forms

reckonizes (present, singular) reckonizing (participle, present) reckonized (participle, past) reckonized (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce reckonize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛk.ən.aɪz/.
What does reckonize mean?: Eggcorn of recognize
Where does reckonize come from?: Reanalysis as reckon + -ize, influenced by the g-less pronunciation of recognize.

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