modernisation
noun
modernisation is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “modernisation vs modernization” about 10 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, modernisation means “Alternative spelling of modernization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of modernisation is modernisations.
How many letters and syllables are in modernisation?
| Letters | 13: M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is modernisation?
Modernisation appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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).
Words people confuse with modernisation
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: modernization.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of modernisation
- modernisations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does modernisation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKAlternative spelling of modernization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does modernisation come from?
From French modernisation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).