# globalisation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #30,812

## Definitions
1. The process of becoming a more interconnected world.
2. The process of the world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models, according to the World System Theory.

## Etymology
From global + -isation or globalise + -ation. Popularized by German-American economist and professor at Harvard Business School Theodore Levitt.

## Easily confused with
- **globalization** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globalisation-vs-globalization)

## Common misspellings (20)
`gglobalisation`, `glboalisation`, `gllobalisation`, `gloablisation`, `globailsation`, `globaliastion`, `globalisaiton`, `globalisasion`, `globalisatino`, `globalisationn`, `globalisatoin`, `globalisattion`, `globalissation`, `globalistaion`, `globallisation`, `globalsiation`, `globbalisation`, `globlaisation`, `golbalisation`, `lgobalisation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/globalisation