realization
/ˌɹiə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/noun
realization is spelled R-E-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “realisation vs realization” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As a noun, realization means “An act of figuring out or becoming aware” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of realization is realizations.
How many letters and syllables are in realization?
| Letters | 11: R-E-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is realization?
Realization appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd 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 realization?
- UK /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- UK /ˌɹiə-/
- US /ˌɹiə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Realization has 4 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: En-us-realization.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with realization
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: realisation.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with realization?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as realization from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rationalize.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of realization
- realizations plural
- realisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does realization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
BritishUSAn act of figuring out or becoming aware.
He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.
- 2
BritishUSThe act of making real.
He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.
- 3
BritishUSThe result of an artistic effort.
The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.
- 4
BritishUSThe manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Realization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | connaissance , réalisation |
| German | Erkenntnis , Verwirklichung, Realisation, Erfüllung, Umsetzung |
| Portuguese | realização |
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.