depolarization
/diˌpoʊlɚˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/
"depolarization" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“depolarization” is uncommon English (frequency #74,022 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,022
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | depolarization |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /diˌpoʊlɚˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #74,022 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “depolarization” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
depolarization is uncommon English at frequency #74,022 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /diˌpoʊlɚˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for depolarization in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + polarization. The correct English form is depolarization, spelled D-E-P-O-L-A-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.
- 2The act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.
Etymology
From de- + polarization.
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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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- The one correct English spelling is D-E-P-O-L-A-R-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.