mechanization
/ˌmɛkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
"mechanization" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mechanization” is uncommon English (frequency #58,838 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,838
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mechanization |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌmɛkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #58,838 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mechanization” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mechanization is uncommon English at frequency #58,838 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌmɛkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.".
Zero misspellings are on record for mechanization in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mechanize + -ation. The correct English form is mechanization, spelled M-E-C-H-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.
Etymology
From mechanize + -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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “mechanization”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-E-C-H-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.