# legalization

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #17,175

## Definitions
1. The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.

## Etymology
From legalize + -ation. Piecewise doublet of loyalization.

## Easily confused with
- **localization** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legalization-vs-localization)

## Common misspellings (18)
`elgalization`, `leaglization`, `legailzation`, `legaliaztion`, `legalizaiton`, `legalizasion`, `legalizatino`, `legalizationn`, `legalizatoin`, `legalizattion`, `legaliztaion`, `legalizzation`, `legallization`, `legalziation`, `leggalization`, `leglaization`, `lgealization`, `llegalization`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/legalization