nominalization
noun
nominalization is spelled N-O-M-I-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nominalization means “A noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often (in English) by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nominalization is nominalizations.
How many letters and syllables are in nominalization?
| Letters | 14: N-O-M-I-N-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is nominalization?
Nominalization appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 nominalization?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nominalization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nominalization
- nominalizations plural
- nominalisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nominalization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
BritishUSA noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often (in English) by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism.
- 2
BritishUSThe act or process of nominalizing; the use of such a noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nominalization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense use of a verb or an adjective as a noun:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | substantivation, nominalisation |
| German | Nominalisierung, Substantivierung, Hauptwortbildung |
| Portuguese | substantivação, nominalização |
| Spanish | substantivación, nominalización |
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 nominalization come from?
From nominal + -ization, or nominalize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).