pasteurisation

noun

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"pasteurisation" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pasteurisation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.

Key facts for pasteurisation
PropertyValue
Headwordpasteurisation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pasteurisation” sits in English frequency

pasteurisation falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pasteurisation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.".

No misspelling variants are generated for pasteurisation in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French pasteurisation, from the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur. The correct English form is pasteurisation, spelled P-A-S-T-E-U-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.

Etymology

From French pasteurisation, from the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur.

This word in other languages

pasterización(Español)pasteurisation(Français)Pasteurisierung(Deutsch)pasteurização(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pasteurisation"?
"pasteurisation" is spelled P-A-S-T-E-U-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "pasteurisation" mean?
As a noun, "pasteurisation" means: Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.
What is the origin of the word "pasteurisation"?
From French pasteurisation, from the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “pasteurisation”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-S-T-E-U-R-I-S-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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list