crystallization
/ˌkɹɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
crystallization is spelled C-R-Y-S-T-A-L-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crystallization means “The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crystallization is crystallizations.
How many letters and syllables are in crystallization?
| Letters | 15: C-R-Y-S-T-A-L-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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; 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 crystallization?
Crystallization appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 crystallization?
- US /ˌkɹɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-crystallization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with crystallization?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as crystallization 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 crystallization
- crystallizations plural
- crystallisation UK
- crystalization US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crystallization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.
- 2
The body formed by crystallizing.
Silver on precipitation forms arborescent crystallizations.
- 3
The formation of a solid from a solution, melt, vapour or from a different solid phase
- 4
The process or the result of becoming more definite or precise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crystallization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and stru:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cristallisation |
| German | Kristallisation |
| Portuguese | cristalização |
| Spanish | cristalización |
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 crystallization come from?
From crystal + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).