modernization
mod·ern·i·za·tion/ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/noun
modernization is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters and 5 syllables (mod·ern·i·za·tion). It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “modernisation vs modernization” about 10 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, modernization means “The act, process, or result of modernizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of modernization is modernizations.
How many letters and syllables are in modernization?
| Letters | 13: M-O-D-E-R-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: mod·ern·i·za·tion |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 18,064th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); 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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is modernization?
Modernization appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th 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 modernization?
- UK /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
- UK /ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
- US /ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
Modernization has 5 syllables, split mod·ern·i·za·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-modernization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with modernization
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: modernisation.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with modernization?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as modernization from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃn/):
- information
- formation
- preparation
- presentation
- relation
- identification
- observation
- variation
- obligation
- simulation
- notification
- calculation
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 modernization
- modernizations plural
- modernisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does modernization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act, process, or result of modernizing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Modernization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of modernizing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | modernisation |
| German | Modernisierung |
| Portuguese | modernização |
| Spanish | modernización |
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 modernization come from?
From modernize + -ation or French modernisation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
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