denaturalize
/diːˈnæt(jə)ɹəlaɪz/
"denaturalize" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“denaturalize” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To revoke or deny the citizenship of.
Corpus desk
Index EN-denaturalize · denaturalize · English
denaturalize · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | denaturalize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /diːˈnæt(jə)ɹəlaɪz/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “denaturalize” in English
Rare enough to double-check
denaturalize is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /diːˈnæt(jə)ɹəlaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
denaturalize doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + naturalize. The correct English form is denaturalize, spelled D-E-N-A-T-U-R-A-L-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To revoke or deny the citizenship of.
- 2To make less natural; to cause to deviate from its nature.
- 3To cease to treat as natural.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how denaturalize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After the regime fell, the leader was executed and the principal party members were denaturalized and deported.
For decades, the US Department of Justice has used a tool to sniff out former Nazis who lied their way into becoming American citizens: a law that allowed the department to denaturalize, or strip, citizenship from criminals who falsified their records or hid their illicit pasts.
Etymology
From de- + naturalize.
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.