deindustrialization
"deindustrialization" is a 19-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deindustrialization” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A decrease in industrial activity or capacity.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deindustrialization |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deindustrialization” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
deindustrialization is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A decrease in industrial activity or capacity.".
deindustrialization has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + industrialization or deindustrialize + -ation. The correct English form is deindustrialization, spelled D-E-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A decrease in industrial activity or capacity.
Etymology
From de- + industrialization or deindustrialize + -ation.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “deindustrialization”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-E-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.