# hospitalization

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ · frequency rank #25,787

## Definitions
1. The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
2. Insurance that pays a patient's expenses.

## Etymology
From hospitalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of hotelization.

## Common misspellings (23)
`hhospitalization`, `hopsitalization`, `hosiptalization`, `hospiatlization`, `hospitailzation`, `hospitaliaztion`, `hospitalizaiton`, `hospitalizasion`, `hospitalizatino`, `hospitalizationn`, `hospitalizatoin`, `hospitalizattion`, `hospitaliztaion`, `hospitalizzation`, `hospitallization`, `hospitalziation`, `hospitlaization`, `hospittalization`, `hosppitalization`, `hosptialization`, `hosspitalization`, `hsopitalization`, `ohspitalization`

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