# naturalization

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,340

## Definitions
1. The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.
2. The admission or adoption of foreign words or customs into general use.
3. The introduction and establishment of an animal or plant into a place where it is not indigenous.

## Etymology
From Middle French naturalisation.

## Common misspellings (21)
`anturalization`, `natrualization`, `natturalization`, `natuarlization`, `naturailzation`, `naturaliaztion`, `naturalizaiton`, `naturalizasion`, `naturalizatino`, `naturalizationn`, `naturalizatoin`, `naturalizattion`, `naturaliztaion`, `naturalizzation`, `naturallization`, `naturalziation`, `naturlaization`, `naturralization`, `nautralization`, `nnaturalization`, `ntauralization`

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