internationalization
in·ter·na·tion·al·iz·a·tion/ɪntɚˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/noun
internationalization is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 20 letters and 8 syllables (in·ter·na·tion·al·iz·a·tion). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, internationalization means “The conversion of something in order to make it international” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of internationalization is internationalizations.
How many letters and syllables are in internationalization?
| Letters | 20: I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 8: in·ter·na·tion·al·iz·a·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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; 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 internationalization?
Internationalization appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 internationalization?
- UK /ɪntəˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/
- US /ɪntɚˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/
Internationalization has 8 syllables, split in·ter·na·tion·al·iz·a·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-internationalization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with internationalization?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as internationalization 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 internationalization
- internationalizations plural
- internationalisation
- i18n
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does internationalization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The conversion of something in order to make it international.
- 2
The act or process of making a product suitable for international markets, typically by making text messages easily translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin character sets, languages, and regions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Internationalization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense conversion of something to make it international:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | internationalisation |
| German | Internationalisierung |
| Portuguese | internacionalização |
| Spanish | internacionalización |
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.