# industrialization

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #26,470

## Definitions
1. A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.

## Etymology
From French industrialisation. Analyzable as industrial + -ization or industrialize + -ation.

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

## Common misspellings (26)
`idnustrialization`, `inddustrialization`, `indsutrialization`, `indusrtialization`, `indusstrialization`, `industiralization`, `industrailization`, `industriailzation`, `industrialiaztion`, `industrializaiton`, `industrializasion`, `industrializatino`, `industrializationn`, `industrializatoin`, `industrializattion`, `industrializtaion`, `industrializzation`, `industriallization`, `industrialziation`, `industrilaization`, `industrrialization`, `industtrialization`, `indutsrialization`, `inndustrialization`, `inudstrialization`, `nidustrialization`

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