# industrialisation vs industrialization

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### industrialisation
*noun · frequency rank #41,690*
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialization.

### industrialization
*noun · IPA /ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #26,470*
A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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