destigmatize
/diːˈstɪɡmətaɪz/verb
destigmatize is spelled D-E-S-T-I-G-M-A-T-I-Z-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, destigmatize means “To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in destigmatize?
| Letters | 12: D-E-S-T-I-G-M-A-T-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is destigmatize?
Destigmatize appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce destigmatize?
- UK /diːˈstɪɡmətaɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-destigmatize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of destigmatize
- destigmatizes present, singular, he/she/it
- destigmatizing participle, present
- destigmatized participle, past
- destigmatise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does destigmatize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Destigmatize in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déstigmatiser |
| German | entstigmatisieren, destigmatisieren |
| Spanish | desestigmatizar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.