bastardization
noun
bastardization is spelled B-A-S-T-A-R-D-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bastardization means “The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bastardization is bastardizations.
How many letters and syllables are in bastardization?
| Letters | 14: B-A-S-T-A-R-D-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bastardization?
Bastardization appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bastardization
- bastardizations plural
- bastardisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bastardization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
- 2
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
- 3
The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
- 4
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
- 5
The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
- 6
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bastardization come from?
From bastard + -ization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).