# stabilization

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsteɪ.bəl.ɪzˈeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #19,704

## Definitions
1. The process of stabilizing.
2. The result of being stabilized.
3. A preliminary medical process for sick or injured people to attempt to keep their medical condition from deteriorating too much and too quickly before being treated in depth at a medical facility.

## Etymology
From stabilize + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **sterilization** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stabilization-vs-sterilization)
- **stabilisation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stabilisation-vs-stabilization)

## Common misspellings (20)
`satbilization`, `sstabilization`, `stabbilization`, `stabiilzation`, `stabiliaztion`, `stabilizaiton`, `stabilizasion`, `stabilizatino`, `stabilizationn`, `stabilizatoin`, `stabilizattion`, `stabiliztaion`, `stabilizzation`, `stabillization`, `stabilziation`, `stabliization`, `staiblization`, `stbailization`, `sttabilization`, `tsabilization`

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