Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vocalise

/ˈvəʊkəlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: vo-calise
IPA: /ˈvəʊkəlaɪz/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vocalize.

British usage

noun

A vocal exercise performed by singing one or more vowels without actually forming any words.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal English -ise English vocalise From vocal + -ise.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

vocalises (present, singular) vocalising (participle, present) vocalised (participle, past) vocalised (past) vocalises (plural)

Derived Forms

devocalise

Synonyms

vocalize phonate voice sound articulate enunciate vowelize vowelise

Questions

How do you pronounce vocalise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvəʊkəlaɪz/.
What does vocalise mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vocalize.
Where does vocalise come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal English -ise English vocalise From vocal + -ise.

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