# modernization

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #18,137

## Definitions
1. The process of modernizing.

## Etymology
From modernize + -ation or French modernisation.

## Easily confused with
- **modernisation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modernisation-vs-modernization)

## Common misspellings (20)
`mdoernization`, `mmodernization`, `moddernization`, `modenrization`, `moderinzation`, `moderniaztion`, `modernizaiton`, `modernizasion`, `modernizatino`, `modernizationn`, `modernizatoin`, `modernizattion`, `moderniztaion`, `modernizzation`, `modernnization`, `modernziation`, `moderrnization`, `modrenization`, `moedrnization`, `omdernization`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/modernization