internalized

adj

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

The verdict

“internalized” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,547. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,547
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of discriminatory views: held against one's own group, as a result of internalizing them.

Key facts for internalized
PropertyValue
Headwordinternalized
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#34,547
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “internalized” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). internalized lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around internalized, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,547 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of discriminatory views: held against one's own group, as a result of internalizing them.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for internalized, with forms such as "inetrnalized", "innternalized", and "intenralized". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is internalized, spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-Z-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of discriminatory views: held against one's own group, as a result of internalizing them.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrnalized
  • innternalized
  • intenralized
  • interanlized
  • internailzed
  • internaliezd
  • internalizde
  • internalizedd
  • internalizzed
  • internallized
  • internalzied
  • internlaized
  • internnalized
  • interrnalized
  • intrenalized
  • intternalized
  • itnernalized
  • niternalized

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of internalized - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetrnalized2innternalized1intenralized2interanlized2internailzed2internaliezd2internalizde2internalizedd1
Edit distance from "internalized"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "internalized"?
"internalized" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-Z-E-D.
What does "internalized" mean?
As an adjective, "internalized" means: Of discriminatory views: held against one's own group, as a result of internalizing them.
What are common misspellings of "internalized"?
Common misspellings include "inetrnalized", "innternalized", "intenralized", "interanlized", "internailzed". The correct spelling is "internalized".
What language does "internalized" come from?
"internalized" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “internalized”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-Z-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list