# virtualization

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #38,234

## Definitions
1. The act of virtualizing.
2. Creating a virtual version of common computing hardware at the same abstraction level.

## Etymology
From virtual + -ization.

## Easily confused with
- **visualization** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virtualization-vs-visualization)

## Common misspellings (21)
`ivrtualization`, `virrtualization`, `virtaulization`, `virttualization`, `virtuailzation`, `virtualiaztion`, `virtualizaiton`, `virtualizasion`, `virtualizatino`, `virtualizationn`, `virtualizatoin`, `virtualizattion`, `virtualiztaion`, `virtualizzation`, `virtuallization`, `virtualziation`, `virtulaization`, `virutalization`, `vitrualization`, `vritualization`, `vvirtualization`

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