realization
/ˌɹiə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth."
- "A bath is a lovely relaxing event, until the realization that you're soaking in your own crud."
- "He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea."
- "The realization of the plan took several years."
- "The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking."
- "The realization of -nd as -nn- is not uncommon in the Nuorese dialects."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālisder. Old French reel French real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French réaliser Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French réalisation English realization From French réalisation, from Middle French; equivalent to realize + -ation.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɹiə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable