subvocalize

Questions about subvocalize

What does subvocalize mean?

subvocalize means "articulate without making audible sounds".

How many syllables are in subvocalize?

subvocalize has 4 syllables and divides as sub-vo-ca-lize under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for subvocalize?

Close synonyms include subvocalise. 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 subvocalize a common word?

subvocalize 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.