polarisation
noun
polarisation is spelled P-O-L-A-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polarisation means “Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polarisation is polarisations.
How many letters and syllables are in polarisation?
| Letters | 12: P-O-L-A-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th 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 polarisation?
Polarisation appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 polarisation?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-polarisation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with polarisation
Also written: polarization.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of polarisation
- polarisations plural
- polarization
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polarisation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polarisation come from?
Borrowed from French polarisation. By surface analysis, polarise + -ation or polar + -isation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).