Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-isation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: -i-sa-tion
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

UK standard spelling of -ization.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English -ise 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 -isation From -ise + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

-isations (plural)

Questions

What does -isation mean?: UK standard spelling of -ization.
Where does -isation come from?: Etymology tree English -ise 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 -isation From -ise + -ation.

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