Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

standardize

/ˈstæn.dɚˌdaɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
stan-dard-ize
IPA
/ˈstæn.dɚˌdaɪz/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

American and Oxford British standard spelling of standardise.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *standaną Frankish *standan Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Frankish *hard(ī) Frankish *standahardbor.? Old French estendre? Old French estandartbor. Middle English standard English standard Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English standardize From standard + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈstæn.dɚˌdaɪz/
  • British English: /ˈstæn.də.daɪz/

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Questions

How do you pronounce standardize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstæn.dɚˌdaɪz/.
What does standardize mean?
American and Oxford British standard spelling of standardise.
Where does standardize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *standaną Frankish *standan Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Frankish *hard(ī) Frankish *standahardbor.? Old French estendre? Old French estandartbor. Middle English standard English standard Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English standardize From standard + -ize.

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