Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modernisation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: mod-erni-sa-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of modernization.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French modernisation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

modernisations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

modernise moderniser

Synonyms

modernization

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does modernisation mean?: Alternative spelling of modernization.
Where does modernisation come from?: From French modernisation.

How to pronounce modernisation

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