externalization
noun
externalization is spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, externalization means “The process of making something external, or visible from the outside” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of externalization is externalizations.
How many letters and syllables are in externalization?
| Letters | 15: E-X-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 externalization?
Externalization appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 externalization?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-externalization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of externalization
- externalizations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does externalization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of making something external, or visible from the outside.
- 2
A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.
- 3
In Freudian psychology, an unconscious defense mechanism by which an individual "projects" his or her own internal characteristics onto the outside world or other people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Externalization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense physical thing that typifies an abstract thing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | extériorisation |
| 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 externalization come from?
From externalize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).