politicization
/pəˌlɪt.ɪ.sɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
"politicization" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“politicization” is uncommon English (frequency #60,381 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,381
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized
Corpus desk
Index EN-politicization · politicization · English
politicization · rank #60,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,381
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH polemics
Nearest frequency peer: polemics (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “politicization”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- pOH
pOH
39,623 corpus weight
- polemics
polemics
39,621 corpus weight
- politicizat…
politicization
39,620 corpus weight
- polycystic
polycystic
39,619 corpus weight
- polyp
polyp
39,618 corpus weight
- pompano
pompano
39,617 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “politicization” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | politicization |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pəˌlɪt.ɪ.sɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #60,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “politicization” in English
Rare enough to double-check
politicization is uncommon English at frequency #60,381 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˌlɪt.ɪ.sɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized".
Zero misspellings are on record for politicization in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From politicize + -ation. The correct English form is politicization, spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-C-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how politicization appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This potential politicization of the military comes with opportunity costs to U.S. national security, says Joseph Nunn, counsel in the Liberty and National Security program at the Brennan Center for Justice, an independent law and policy think tank.
Across the country, Democratic voters who have been reeling from Mr. Trump’s sweeping and possibly illegal cuts to government, his head-spinning policy moves, and his politicization of federal law enforcement are growing more and more incensed at their own party’s seemingly feckless response.
Etymology
From politicize + -ation.
Antonyms
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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