alphabetization

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noun

The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.

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alphabetisation
OriginEnglish alphabetize ← Middle English alphabete ← Classical Latin alphabētum →
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Meanings

nounalphabetization (countable and uncountable, plural alphabetizations)

plural alphabetizations · alternative alphabetisation

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of putting in alphabetical order

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alphabetisation
Broader
orderordering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-
  2. Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)
  3. Ancient Greekἄλφα (álpha)
  4. Proto-Semitic*bayt-
  5. Phoenician𐤁𐤕 (bt)
  6. Ancient Greekβῆτᾰ (bêtă)
  7. Ancient Greekἀλφάβητος (alphábētos)
  8. Medieval Greekἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)
  9. Classical Latinalphabētum
  10. Middle Englishalphabete
  11. Englishalphabet(ical)
  12. Englishalphabetize
  13. Englishalphabetization

From alphabetize + -ation.

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Translations

Danish alfabetisering
  • alfabetiseringact of arranging in alphabetical order
Estonian tähestikjärjestus
  • tähestikjärjestusact of arranging in alphabetical order
Finnish aakkostus, aakkostaminen
  • aakkostusact of arranging in alphabetical order
  • aakkostaminenact of arranging in alphabetical order
French alphabétisation
  • alphabétisationact of arranging in alphabetical order
German Alphabetisierung
  • Alphabetisierungact of arranging in alphabetical order
Icelandic stafrófsröðun
  • stafrófsröðunact of arranging in alphabetical order
Indonesian pengabjadan
  • pengabjadanact of arranging in alphabetical order
Malay pengabjadan
  • pengabjadanact of arranging in alphabetical order
Norwegian alfabetisering
  • alfabetiseringact of arranging in alphabetical order
Polish alfabetyzacja
  • alfabetyzacjaact of arranging in alphabetical order
Portuguese alfabetação
  • alfabetaçãoact of arranging in alphabetical order
Swedish alfabetisering
  • alfabetiseringact of arranging in alphabetical order
Ukrainian абеткува́ння
  • абеткува́ння (abetkuvánnja)act of arranging in alphabetical order
Cite this entry
APA

alphabetization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetization

MLA

“alphabetization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alphabetization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetization.

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