industrialization
/ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
industrialization is spelled I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 17 letters and 7 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, industrialization means “A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of industrialization is industrializations.
How many letters and syllables are in industrialization?
| Letters | 17: I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is industrialization?
Industrialization appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 industrialization?
- UK /ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US /ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US [ɪnˌdʌst͡ʃɹɪəlɪˈzeɪʃən]
Industrialization has 7 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)-Flame,_not_lame-industrialisation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with industrialization
Also written: industrialisation.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with industrialization?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as industrialization from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of industrialization
- industrializations plural
- industrialisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does industrialization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
BritishUSA process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Industrialization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of social and economic change:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | industrialisation |
| German | Industrialisierung |
| Portuguese | industrialização |
| Spanish | industrialización |
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 industrialization come from?
From French industrialisation. Analyzable as industrial + -ization or industrialize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).