politicize
/pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪz/
"politicize" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“politicize” is uncommon English (frequency #71,802 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,802
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To engage in or discuss politics.
Corpus desk
Index EN-politicize · politicize · English
politicize · rank #71,802 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,802
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH polycyclic
Nearest frequency peer: polycyclic (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “politicize”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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podcaster
28,202 corpus weight
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pola
28,201 corpus weight
- politicize
politicize
28,199 corpus weight
- polycyclic
polycyclic
28,198 corpus weight
- Poonam
Poonam
28,197 corpus weight
- poulter
poulter
28,196 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “politicize” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | politicize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪz/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #71,802 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “politicize” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
politicize is uncommon English at frequency #71,802 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for politicize in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From politic + -ize. The correct English form is politicize, spelled P-O-L-I-T-I-C-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To engage in or discuss politics.
- 2To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue.
- 3To make someone politically active or aware.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how politicize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My parents started politicizing the weather as soon as they opened their snowplow business.
The possibility of setting up an educational arm which could politicize gays in Massachusetts through a series of seminars and through the publication of a booklet providing a background on the history of gay rights.
Etymology
From politic + -ize.
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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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.