Home › Words › R › romanizationromanization/ˌɹəʊmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/romanization means the act or process of putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet, by means such as transliteration and transcription.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, romanization ranks #16,750 of 42,762 for Qualifying.romanization is pronounced /ˌɹəʊmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/.EtymologyFrom romanize + -ation.nounThe act or process of putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet, by means such as transliteration and transcription.An instance (a string) of text transliterated or transcribed from another alphabet into the Latin alphabet.e.g.“As an alternate name for Sakyamuni, Kircher gave "Omyto", which is a romanization of A-mi-to-fu, whom Kircher stated was commonly called "Amida", i.e., the Japanese pronunciation.” — 1989, David E. Mungello, Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology, →ISBN, page 160:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.romanized 67% match — That is written in the Latin alphabet. vs romanization →romanizer 66% match — One who Romanizes. vs romanization →cyrillization 63% match — The transliteration of text into the Cyrillic alphabet. vs romanization →latinize 60% match — To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance or form to a Latin word. vs romanization →latinisation 58% match — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of Latinization. vs romanization →pinyinization 58% match — The Romanization of Standard Mandarin using the Pinyin system. vs romanization →hangulization 58% match — The transliteration of non-Korean words into the hangul alphabet. vs romanization →romanness 56% match — The quality or state of being Roman. vs romanization →