immobilization
noun
immobilization is spelled I-M-M-O-B-I-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, immobilization means “The act or process of preventing a thing from moving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of immobilization is immobilizations.
How many letters and syllables are in immobilization?
| Letters | 14: I-M-M-O-B-I-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 immobilization?
Immobilization appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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).
Forms of immobilization
- immobilizations plural
- immobilisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does immobilization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
The broken bones were able to heal, thanks to the immobilization of her leg in a cast.
- 2
The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Immobilization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act or process of preventing a thing from moving:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | immobilisation |
| Portuguese | imobilização |
| Spanish | inmovilización |
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 immobilization come from?
From French immobilisation or im- + mobilization or immobilize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).