sexualization
noun
sexualization is spelled S-E-X-U-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sexualization means “The act or process of sexualizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sexualization is sexualizations.
How many letters and syllables are in sexualization?
| Letters | 13: S-E-X-U-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sexualization?
Sexualization appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sexualization
- sexualizations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sexualization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of sexualizing.
We are inclined to doubt Pott's confident assumption that sexualization is a necessary consequence of personification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sexualization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act or process of sexualizing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sexualisation |
| German | Sexualisierung |
| Portuguese | sexualização |
| Spanish | sexualización |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sexualization come from?
From sexual + -ization or sexualize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).