divinization

/ˌdɪvɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/

//ˌdɪvɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən// noun

"divinization" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-divinization · divinization · English

divinization · 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

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Key facts for divinization
PropertyValue
Headworddivinization
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌdɪvɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “divinization” in English

divinizationranks 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

divinization is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdɪvɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act or process of making divine.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for divinization, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From divine + -ization. The correct English form is divinization, spelled D-I-V-I-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or process of making divine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how divinization appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [W]here would they be now if it had not been for Israel, and the stern check which Israel put upon the glorification and divinisation of this natural bent of mankind, this attractive aspect of the not ourselves?
  2. And farther back still in the evolutionary process we may trace […] the divinisation of four-footed animals and birds and snakes and trees and the like[.]

Etymology

From divine + -ization.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "divinization"?
"divinization" is spelled D-I-V-I-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌdɪvɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does "divinization" mean?
As a noun, "divinization" means: The act or process of making divine.
How do you pronounce "divinization"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divinization" is /ˌdɪvɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "divinization"?
From divine + -ization. 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