miniaturization
noun
miniaturization is spelled M-I-N-I-A-T-U-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, miniaturization means “The act or process of miniaturizing or making smaller” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of miniaturization is miniaturizations.
How many letters and syllables are in miniaturization?
| Letters | 15: M-I-N-I-A-T-U-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is miniaturization?
Miniaturization appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 miniaturization?
- US
Miniaturization has 7 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-miniaturization.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of miniaturization
- miniaturizations plural
- miniaturisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does miniaturization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of miniaturizing or making smaller.
- 2
Something that has been miniaturized or made smaller.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Miniaturization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or process of miniaturizing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | miniaturisation |
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.