Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

familiarise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
fa-mil-iarise
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of familiarize.

British usage

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Etymology

From familiar + -ise.

Usage

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Questions

What does familiarise mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of familiarize.
Where does familiarise come from?
From familiar + -ise.

How to pronounce familiarise

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