pluralization
/ˌplʊəɹ.əl.(a)ɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/noun
pluralization is spelled P-L-U-R-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pluralization means “The act of making plural” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pluralization is pluralizations.
How many letters and syllables are in pluralization?
| Letters | 13: P-L-U-R-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 pluralization?
Pluralization appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 pluralization?
- /ˌplʊəɹ.əl.(a)ɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pluralization
- pluralizations plural
- pluralisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pluralization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of making plural.
In English pluralization usually involves adding an 'S', but not always.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pluralization come from?
From plural + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).