palatalize

Questions about palatalize

What does palatalize mean?

palatalize means "pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate".

How many syllables are in palatalize?

palatalize has 4 syllables: pa-la-ta-lize. The stress falls on "la".

What is another word for palatalize?

Close synonyms include palatalise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is palatalize a common word?

palatalize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.