remilitarization

noun

"remilitarization" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or process of remilitarizing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-remilitarization · remilitarization · English

remilitarization · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for remilitarization
PropertyValue
Headwordremilitarization
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “remilitarization” in English

remilitarizationfalls 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

remilitarization is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act or process of remilitarizing.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for remilitarization in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 re- + militarization. The correct English form is remilitarization, spelled R-E-M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or process of remilitarizing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how remilitarization appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In more sophisticated versions, the German people are understood to have been taken in by Hitler’s charisma not least because the remilitarization he initiated — not to mention the Wehrmacht’s early battlefield successes — was a balm to wounded national pride.

Etymology

From re- + militarization.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "remilitarization"?
"remilitarization" is spelled R-E-M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "remilitarization" mean?
As a noun, "remilitarization" means: The act or process of remilitarizing.
What is the origin of the word "remilitarization"?
From re- + militarization. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list