decimalisation
/ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
decimalisation is spelled D-E-C-I-M-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decimalisation means “Conversion to a decimal system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decimalisation is decimalisations.
How many letters and syllables are in decimalisation?
| Letters | 14: D-E-C-I-M-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 decimalisation?
Decimalisation appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 decimalisation?
- UK /ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with decimalisation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as decimalisation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/, British pronunciation):
- translation
- aviation
- determination
- delegation
- authorization
- degradation
- deportation
- inauguration
- deprivation
- depreciation
- visualization
- denomination
Spelled with the same letters in another order: medicalisation.
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 decimalisation
- decimalisations plural
- decimalization
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decimalisation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Conversion to a decimal system.
- 2
Specifically, conversion of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply pence).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decimalisation come from?
From decimalise + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).