generalization
noun
generalization is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, generalization means “An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of generalization is generalizations.
How many letters and syllables are in generalization?
| Letters | 14: G-E-N-E-R-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd 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 generalization?
Generalization appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 generalization?
- US
Generalization has 6 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-generalization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of generalization
- generalizations plural
- generalisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does generalization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.
- 2
The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- 3
Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
- 4
An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
- 5
A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Generalization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense formulation of general concepts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | généralisation |
| German | Verallgemeinerung, Generalisierung |
| Portuguese | generalização |
| Spanish | generalización |
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.