desexualization

noun

"desexualization" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“desexualization” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or process of desexualizing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-desexualization · desexualization · English

desexualization · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for desexualization
PropertyValue
Headworddesexualization
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “desexualization” in English

desexualizationranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

desexualization is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act or process of desexualizing.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for desexualization, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + sexualization. The correct English form is desexualization, spelled D-E-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or process of desexualizing.

Etymology

From de- + sexualization.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desexualization"?
"desexualization" is spelled D-E-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "desexualization" mean?
As a noun, "desexualization" means: The act or process of desexualizing.
What is the origin of the word "desexualization"?
From de- + sexualization. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list