Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erization

/ˌɜːɹəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
er-iza-tion
IPA
/ˌɜːɹəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Erhua.

Uncountable

Etymology

From er + -ization, a calque of Chinese 兒化 /儿化 (érhuà).

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce erization?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɜːɹəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does erization mean?
Erhua.
Where does erization come from?
From er + -ization, a calque of Chinese 兒化 /儿化 (érhuà).

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