Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capitalization

/ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: ca-pi-tal-i-za-tion
IPA: /ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I doubt if one of them was interested in any business the total capitalization of which exceeded a couple of hundred thousand dollars."
"And while Brazil's Telebras and South Africa's Anglo American Corp. again rank among the world's top emerging-market groups, their market capitalizations are also down from last year."

Etymology

Etymology tree English capitalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English capitalization From capitalize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

capitalizations (plural)

Derived Forms

autocapitalization bicapitalization decapitalization miscapitalization overcapitalization recapitalization uncapitalization undercapitalization

Synonyms

capitalisation

Homonyms

capitalisation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce capitalization?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does capitalization mean?: American and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
Where does capitalization come from?: Etymology tree English capitalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English capitalization From capitalize + -ation.

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