somatization
noun
somatization is spelled S-O-M-A-T-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, somatization means “The generation of physical symptoms of a psychiatric condition such as anxiety” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of somatization is somatizations.
How many letters and syllables are in somatization?
| Letters | 12: S-O-M-A-T-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 somatization?
Somatization appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 somatization
- somatizations plural
- somatisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does somatization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The generation of physical symptoms of a psychiatric condition such as anxiety
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Somatization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense generation of physical symptoms for a psychiatric disorder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Somatisierung |
| Portuguese | somatização |
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.