vaporization
noun
vaporization is spelled V-A-P-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vaporization means “A conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vaporization is vaporizations.
How many letters and syllables are in vaporization?
| Letters | 12: V-A-P-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th 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 vaporization?
Vaporization appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 vaporization?
Vaporization 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 vaporization
- vaporizations plural
- vaporisation
- vapourisation
- vapourization
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vaporization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas.
- 2
A destruction of something by turning it into vapor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vaporization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense conversion of a solid to gas:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verdampfung, Verdampfen |
| Portuguese | vaporização |
| Spanish | vaporización |
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 vaporization come from?
From vapor + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).