caramelization
noun
caramelization is spelled C-A-R-A-M-E-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caramelization means “The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caramelization is caramelizations.
How many letters and syllables are in caramelization?
| Letters | 14: C-A-R-A-M-E-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is caramelization?
Caramelization appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 caramelization?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-caramelization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of caramelization
- caramelizations plural
- caramelisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caramelization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
- 2
The browning of sugars by heat.
Slowly cooking the onions will cause caramelization which will bring out the sweetness and give them a brown color.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Caramelization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | caramélisation |
| Portuguese | caramelização |
| Spanish | caramelización |
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 caramelization come from?
From caramel + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).