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 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,381
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized
| 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) |
Where “politicization” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
politicization is uncommon English at frequency #60,381 among 46,516 “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
Etymology
From politicize + -ation.
Antonyms
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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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- The one correct English spelling is P-O-L-I-T-I-C-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.