naturalization
"naturalization" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“naturalization” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #33,340 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,340
- frequency rank, English
- 14
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | naturalization |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #33,340 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “naturalization” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for naturalization is 14 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #33,340 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for naturalization, with forms such as "anturalization", "natrualization", and "natturalization". 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French naturalisation. The correct English form is naturalization, spelled N-A-T-U-R-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.
- 2The admission or adoption of foreign words or customs into general use.
- 3The introduction and establishment of an animal or plant into a place where it is not indigenous.
Etymology
From Middle French naturalisation.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anturalization,natrualization,natturalization,natuarlization,naturailzation,naturaliaztion,naturalizaiton,naturalizasion,naturalizatino,naturalizationn,naturalizatoin,naturalizattion,naturaliztaion,naturalizzation,naturallization,naturalziation,naturlaization,naturralization,nautralization,nnaturalization,ntauralization
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of naturalization - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “naturalization”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-A-T-U-R-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.