fertilization
noun
fertilization is spelled F-E-R-T-I-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fertilization means “The act or process of rendering fertile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fertilization is fertilizations.
How many letters and syllables are in fertilization?
| Letters | 13: F-E-R-T-I-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fertilization?
Fertilization appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 fertilization?
- US
Fertilization has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-fertilization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with fertilization
Also written: fertilisation.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of fertilization
- fertilizations plural
- fertilisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fertilization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of rendering fertile.
- 2
The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals.
- 3
The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fertilization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fertilisation , fécondation |
| Portuguese | fertilização , fecundação |
| Spanish | fertilización , fecundación |
| German | Befruchtung |
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 fertilization come from?
From French fertilisation; equivalent to fertilize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).