memoization
/ˌmɛmoʊaɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
memoization is spelled M-E-M-O-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, memoization means “A technique in which partial results are recorded (forming a memo) and then can be re-used later without having to recompute them” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in memoization?
| Letters | 11: M-E-M-O-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 memoization?
Memoization appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 memoization?
- US /ˌmɛmoʊaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-memoization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with memoization?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as memoization 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 memoization
- memoisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does memoization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A technique in which partial results are recorded (forming a memo) and then can be re-used later without having to recompute them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Memoization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mémoization |
| German | Memoisation |
| Portuguese | memoização |
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 memoization come from?
By surface analysis, memo + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).