objectifying

/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛkt.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/

//ɒbˈd͡ʒɛkt.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ// verb

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"objectifying" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“objectifying” is uncommon English (frequency #64,584 among 15,494 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,584
frequency rank, English
15,494
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of objectify

Key facts for objectifying
PropertyValue
Headwordobjectifying
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛkt.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “objectifying” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). objectifying lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

objectifying is uncommon English at frequency #64,584 among 15,494 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛkt.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of objectify".

objectifying doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is objectifying, spelled O-B-J-E-C-T-I-F-Y-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of objectify

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "objectifying"?
"objectifying" is spelled O-B-J-E-C-T-I-F-Y-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛkt.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does "objectifying" mean?
As a verb, "objectifying" means: present participle and gerund of objectify
How do you pronounce "objectifying"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "objectifying" is /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛkt.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "objectifying" come from?
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Using “objectifying”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is O-B-J-E-C-T-I-F-Y-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛkt.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list