sexualization

noun

"sexualization" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sexualization” is uncommon English (frequency #76,319 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,319
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-sexualization · sexualization · English

sexualization · rank #76,319 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,319
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH SGR

Nearest frequency peer: SGR (+3 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 “sexualization”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “sexualization” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sexualization
PropertyValue
Headwordsexualization
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#76,319
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sexualization” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).sexualizationfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “SGR” (#76,322), “shallowness” (#76,323), “selva” (#76,313). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sexualization” is #76,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sexualization is uncommon English at frequency #76,319 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act or process of sexualizing.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sexualization in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sexual + -ization or sexualize + -ation. The correct English form is sexualization, spelled S-E-X-U-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or process of sexualizing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. We are inclined to doubt Pott's confident assumption that sexualization is a necessary consequence of personification.

Etymology

From sexual + -ization or sexualize + -ation.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sexualization"?
"sexualization" is spelled S-E-X-U-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "sexualization" mean?
As a noun, "sexualization" means: The act or process of sexualizing.
What is the origin of the word "sexualization"?
From sexual + -ization or sexualize + -ation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sexualization", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list