immobilization
"immobilization" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“immobilization” is uncommon English (frequency #68,313 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,313
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
Corpus desk
Index EN-immobilization · immobilization · English
immobilization · rank #68,313 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,313
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH ICICI
Nearest frequency peer: ICICI (-2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “immobilization”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- hypoallerge…
hypoallergenic
31,692 corpus weight
- ICICI
ICICI
31,690 corpus weight
- immobilizat…
immobilization
31,688 corpus weight
- impingement
impingement
31,686 corpus weight
- imprimatur
imprimatur
31,685 corpus weight
- Incan
Incan
31,683 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “immobilization” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | immobilization |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #68,313 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “immobilization” in English
Rare enough to double-check
immobilization is uncommon English at frequency #68,313 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
immobilization has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French immobilisation or im- + mobilization or immobilize + -ation. The correct English form is immobilization, spelled I-M-M-O-B-I-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
- 2The process in which organic soil matter is decomposed and absorbed by microorganisms, and thus not available to plants.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how immobilization appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The broken bones were able to heal, thanks to the immobilization of her leg in a cast.
Treatment of an acute occult dislocation of the ankle consists of immobilization in a snugly fitting plaster-of-paris cast, with little padding.
Etymology
From French immobilisation or im- + mobilization or immobilize + -ation.
Antonyms
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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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