materialization
"materialization" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“materialization” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The conversion of something into a physical form.
Corpus desk
Index EN-materialization · materialization · English
materialization · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | materialization |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “materialization” in English
Rare enough to double-check
materialization is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for materialization, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From material + -ization and materialize + -ation. The correct English form is materialization, spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The conversion of something into a physical form.
- 2The conversion of energy into mass.
- 3The creation of a temporary table containing the results of a database query.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how materialization appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"But I went under nicely and I am glad there were some fine materializations."
"Steamed fish and chicken and vegetable soup and even mushrooms are considered cooling foods, edible materializations of the yang, the pure primal air. The yin, or earth element, inheres in fried dishes and especially in shark's fin soup. Am I right, Mr Lee?"
Etymology
From material + -ization and materialize + -ation.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.