amortization
/ˌæmɚtəˈzeɪʃən/noun
amortization is spelled A-M-O-R-T-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amortization means “The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amortization is amortizations.
How many letters and syllables are in amortization?
| Letters | 12: A-M-O-R-T-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is amortization?
Amortization appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce amortization?
- UK /əˌmɔːtəˈzeɪʃən/
- UK /əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US /ˌæmɚtəˈzeɪʃən/
Amortization has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-amortization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with amortization?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as amortization from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of amortization
- amortizations plural
- amortisation UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amortization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
- 2
The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amortization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of distributing asset cost:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amortissement |
| German | Abschreibung |
| Portuguese | amortização |
| Spanish | amortización |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does amortization come from?
From Middle English amortisen (“to kill, alienate in mortmain”), from Anglo-Norman amorteser, alteration of Old French amortir, from Vulgar Latin *admortire (“to kill”), from Latin ad- and mors, mortem (“death”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).