suburbanization
noun
suburbanization is spelled S-U-B-U-R-B-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, suburbanization means “The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suburbanization is suburbanizations.
How many letters and syllables are in suburbanization?
| Letters | 15: S-U-B-U-R-B-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is suburbanization?
Suburbanization appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 suburbanization?
Suburbanization has 6 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).
Forms of suburbanization
- suburbanizations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suburbanization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suburbanization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense population movement from cities to suburbs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | banlieusardisation |
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.
Where does suburbanization come from?
From suburbanize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).