mobilization
/ˌmoʊ.bəl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/noun
mobilization is spelled M-O-B-I-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mobilization means “The act of mobilizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mobilization is mobilizations.
How many letters and syllables are in mobilization?
| Letters | 12: M-O-B-I-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th 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 mobilization?
Mobilization appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 mobilization?
- /ˌmoʊ.bəl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Mobilization has 5 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mobilization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mobilization
- mobilizations plural
- mobilisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mobilization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
BritishUSThe act of mobilizing.
a national mobilization to fight climate change
- 2
BritishUSThe marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action.
- 3
BritishUSThe softening of rock such that geochemical migration can take place.
- 4
BritishUSThe transport of a copy of a gene from one chromosome, or one organism to another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mobilization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense marshalling of troops and national resources in preparation for war:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mobilisation |
| German | Mobilmachung, Mobilisierung |
| Portuguese | mobilização |
| Spanish | movilización |
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 mobilization come from?
From French mobilisation or mobilize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).