specialization

Other forms of specialization

plural

specializations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about specialization

What does specialization mean?

specialization means "the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in specialization?

specialization has 5 syllables: spec-ia-li-za-tion. The stress falls on "za". In IPA it is /ˌspɛʃələˈzeɪʃən/.

What is another word for specialization?

Close synonyms include specialisation, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is specialization a common word?

specialization is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with specialization?

94 words rhyme with specialization. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.