realización

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís

Proto-Italic *reis

Classical Latin rēs

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Late Latin reālislbor.

Spanish real

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōlbor.

Old Spanish -izar

Spanish -izar

Spanish realizar

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?

Latin -ō

Latin -ōnem

Latin -tiōnemlbor.

Spanish -ción

Spanish realización

From realizar + -ción.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /realiθaˈθjon/ [re.a.li.θaˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA^(key): /realisaˈsjon/ [re.a.li.saˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: re‧a‧li‧za‧ción

Noun

realización f (plural realizaciones)

realization, actualization (process of making something real, act of becoming real or concrete)
implementation, conducting, carrying out, execution (e.g. of a project or of measures)
completion, fulfillment, achievement
making (e.g. making of a purchase, a flight, a trip, a visit)
(linguistics) performance

Usage notes

Realización is a false friend, and does not mean "realization" in the sense of sudden understanding. The word for this kind of "realization" in Spanish is comprensión.