casualisation
noun
casualisation is spelled C-A-S-U-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, casualisation means “The process by which employment shifts from a preponderance of full-time and permanent or contract positions to higher levels of casual positions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of casualisation is casualisations.
How many letters and syllables are in casualisation?
| Letters | 13: C-A-S-U-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 casualisation?
Casualisation appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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).
Forms of casualisation
- casualisations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does casualisation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which employment shifts from a preponderance of full-time and permanent or contract positions to higher levels of casual positions.
- 2
The process of making anything casual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Casualisation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the increase of precarious work in the labour market:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | précarisation |
| Portuguese | precarização |
| Spanish | precarización |
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 casualisation come from?
From casual + -isation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).