depoliticize
/diːpəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/
"depoliticize" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“depoliticize” 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 May 6, 2026) - To remove something from political influence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-depoliticize · depoliticize · English
depoliticize · 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 | depoliticize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /diːpəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “depoliticize” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
depoliticize is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /diːpəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To remove something from political influence.".
depoliticize doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + politicize. The correct English form is depoliticize, spelled D-E-P-O-L-I-T-I-C-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To remove something from political influence.
Etymology
From de- + politicize.
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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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