unionization
/ˌjuːnjənaɪˈzeɪʃən/noun
unionization is spelled U-N-I-O-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unionization means “The act of forming a trade union” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unionization is unionizations.
How many letters and syllables are in unionization?
| Letters | 12: U-N-I-O-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 unionization?
Unionization appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 unionization?
- /ˌjuːnjənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
As a noun (“Synonym of deionization”): /ʌnˌaɪənaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
Unionization has 5 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 unionization
- unionizations plural
- unionisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unionization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of forming a trade union.
- 2
nonstandardrareSynonym of deionization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unionization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of forming a trade union:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | syndicalisation |
| Portuguese | sindicalização |
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 unionization come from?
From union + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).