Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

personalization

/ˌpɝs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: per-son-al-iza-tion
IPA: /ˌpɝs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of personifying; personification.

American usage; Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English personal English personal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English personalize 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 personalization From personalize + -ation.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɝs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
British English: /ˌpɜːs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

personalizations (plural) personalisation (alternative)

Derived Forms

depersonalization overpersonalization repersonalization

Frequently Paired Words

configuration profile

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce personalization?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɝs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does personalization mean?: The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes.
Where does personalization come from?: Etymology tree Middle English personal English personal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English personalize 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 personalization From personalize + -ation.

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