# Romanization

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹəʊmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #81,779

## Definitions
1. The act or process of putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet, by means such as transliteration and transcription.
2. An instance (a string) of text transliterated or transcribed from another alphabet into the Latin alphabet.

## Etymology
From romanize + -ation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/romanization