popularization
noun
popularization is spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, popularization means “The act of making something popular to the general public” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of popularization is popularizations.
How many letters and syllables are in popularization?
| Letters | 14: P-O-P-U-L-A-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is popularization?
Popularization appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 popularization?
- US
Popularization has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-popularization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of popularization
- popularizations plural
- popularisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does popularization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
BritishUSThe act of making something popular to the general public.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Popularization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of making something popular to the general public:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | popularisation, vulgarisation |
| German | Popularisierung |
| Portuguese | popularização |
| Spanish | popularización, vulgarización, difusión |
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.