legitimization
noun
legitimization is spelled L-E-G-I-T-I-M-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, legitimization means “The process of legitimizing, of making legitimate and/or legal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of legitimization is legitimizations.
How many letters and syllables are in legitimization?
| Letters | 14: L-E-G-I-T-I-M-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 legitimization?
Legitimization appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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).
How do you pronounce legitimization?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-legitimization.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of legitimization
- legitimizations plural
- legitimisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does legitimization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of legitimizing, of making legitimate and/or legal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does legitimization come from?
From legitimize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).