denuclearization
"denuclearization" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“denuclearization” is uncommon English (frequency #78,520 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,520
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or process of denuclearizing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-denuclearization · denuclearization · English
denuclearization · rank #78,520 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,520
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH defrosting
Nearest frequency peer: defrosting (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “denuclearization”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- deers
deers
21,485 corpus weight
- DEET
DEET
21,484 corpus weight
- defrosting
defrosting
21,482 corpus weight
- denucleariz…
denuclearization
21,481 corpus weight
- derecho
derecho
21,478 corpus weight
- dermatologi…
dermatological
21,477 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “denuclearization” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | denuclearization |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #78,520 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “denuclearization” in English
Rare enough to double-check
denuclearization is uncommon English at frequency #78,520 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act or process of denuclearizing.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for denuclearization, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + nuclearization. The correct English form is denuclearization, spelled D-E-N-U-C-L-E-A-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act or process of denuclearizing.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how denuclearization appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Editor's Note: This story was updated on Feb. 14, the same day it was published, to include comments from President Trump about denuclearization.
Etymology
From de- + nuclearization.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).