# socialization

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #28,375

## Definitions
1. The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.
2. The act of interacting with others, of being social.
3. Taking under government control as implementing socialism.

## Etymology
From socialize + -ation or social + -ization.

## Easily confused with
- **specialization** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socialization-vs-specialization)

## Common misspellings (19)
`oscialization`, `scoialization`, `socailization`, `soccialization`, `sociailzation`, `socialiaztion`, `socializaiton`, `socializasion`, `socializatino`, `socializationn`, `socializatoin`, `socializattion`, `socializtaion`, `socializzation`, `sociallization`, `socialziation`, `socilaization`, `soicalization`, `ssocialization`

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