exteriorization
ex·te·ri·or·iza·tion/ɪkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
exteriorization is spelled E-X-T-E-R-I-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters and 6 syllables (ex·te·ri·or·iza·tion). It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exteriorization means “The physical embodiment of an abstraction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exteriorization is exteriorizations.
How many letters and syllables are in exteriorization?
| Letters | 15: E-X-T-E-R-I-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: ex·te·ri·or·iza·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 exteriorization?
Exteriorization appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 exteriorization?
- US /ɪkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US /ɛkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/
Exteriorization has 6 syllables, split ex·te·ri·or·iza·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with exteriorization?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as exteriorization 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 exteriorization
- exteriorizations plural
- exteriorisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exteriorization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The physical embodiment of an abstraction.
- 2
The act of removing something from a body.
- 3
The process of a thetan leaving its human body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exteriorization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | extériorisation |
| Portuguese | exteriorização |
| Spanish | exteriorización |
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 exteriorization come from?
From exteriorize + -ation or exterior + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).