rasterization
noun
rasterization is spelled R-A-S-T-E-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rasterization means “The process of taking an image described in a vector graphics format (shapes) and converting it into a raster image” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rasterization is rasterizations.
How many letters and syllables are in rasterization?
| Letters | 13: R-A-S-T-E-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 rasterization?
Rasterization appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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).
Forms of rasterization
- rasterizations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rasterization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of taking an image described in a vector graphics format (shapes) and converting it into a raster image.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rasterization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense process of converting an image into a raster image:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | rasterização, matricialização |
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 rasterization come from?
From raster + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).