intellectualization
noun
intellectualization is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-C-T-U-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 19 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intellectualization means “The act or process of intellectualizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intellectualization is intellectualizations.
How many letters and syllables are in intellectualization?
| Letters | 19: I-N-T-E-L-L-E-C-T-U-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 intellectualization?
Intellectualization appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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).
Forms of intellectualization
- intellectualizations plural
- intellectualisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intellectualization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of intellectualizing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intellectualization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or process of intellectualizing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intellectualisation |
| German | Intellektualisierung |
| Portuguese | intelectualização |
| Spanish | intelectualización |
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.
Where does intellectualization come from?
From intellectual + -ization or intellectualize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).