utilization
noun
utilization is spelled U-T-I-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, utilization means “US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilisation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of utilization is utilizations.
How many letters and syllables are in utilization?
| Letters | 11: U-T-I-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th 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 utilization?
Utilization appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 utilization?
- US
Utilization 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-utilization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of utilization
- utilizations plural
- utilisation UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does utilization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilisation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does utilization come from?
From French utilisation or from utilize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).