Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vandalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: van-dal-iza-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English vandalize 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 vandalization From vandalize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

vandalizations (plural) vandalisation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

vandal vandalise vandalize

Questions

What does vandalization mean?: vandalism
Where does vandalization come from?: Etymology tree English vandalize 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 vandalization From vandalize + -ation.

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