institutionalization
in·stit·u·tion·a·liz·a·tion/ˌɪnstɪˌtjuːʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
institutionalization is spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 20 letters and 8 syllables (in·stit·u·tion·a·liz·a·tion). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, institutionalization means “The process of establishing a practice as a norm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of institutionalization is institutionalizations.
How many letters and syllables are in institutionalization?
| Letters | 20: I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 8: in·stit·u·tion·a·liz·a·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th 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 institutionalization?
Institutionalization appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th 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 institutionalization?
- /ˌɪnstɪˌtjuːʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Institutionalization has 8 syllables, split in·stit·u·tion·a·liz·a·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of institutionalization
- institutionalizations plural
- institutionalisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does institutionalization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of establishing a practice as a norm.
The government began the institutionalization of background checks for internet users.
- 2
The process of committing a person to a facility where their freedom to leave will be restrained, usually a mental hospital.
The institutionalization of Syd Barrett was a major event in the history of the rock group Pink Floyd.
- 3
The presence of social deficits or disabilities as a result of a long period spent in a prison, mental hospitals, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Institutionalization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process of establishing a practice as a norm:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | institutionnalisation |
| German | Institutionalisierung |
| Portuguese | institucionalização |
| Spanish | institucionalización |
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 institutionalization come from?
From institutional + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).