keratinization
/kəˌɹætɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
keratinization is spelled K-E-R-A-T-I-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keratinization means “The process by which cells from beneath the skin are converted to hair and nails (made of keratin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keratinization is keratinizations.
How many letters and syllables are in keratinization?
| Letters | 14: K-E-R-A-T-I-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 keratinization?
Keratinization appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 keratinization?
- /kəˌɹætɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-keratinization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keratinization
- keratinizations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keratinization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which cells from beneath the skin are converted to hair and nails (made of keratin).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keratinization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process in which cells are converted to hair and nails:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | queratinización |
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 keratinization come from?
From keratin + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).