Which to use
“feminism” and “feminists” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,928
- “feminism” frequency rank
- #12,775
- “feminists” frequency rank
- 21703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feminism | feminists |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The state of being feminine; femininity. | plural of feminist |
Where the eye mixes feminism and feminists
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. feminism runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against feminists's 9 (CVCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feminism vs feminists
A purely visual mix-up. feminism (/ˈfɛmɪnɪz(ə)m/) and feminists (/ˈfɛmənɪsts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feminism is recorded at frequency rank #8,928, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɛmɪnɪz(ə)m/. feminists is at rank #12,775, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɛmənɪsts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21703, this pair ranks #421,997 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feminism vs feminists
Shared letters: efimns. Private to "feminism": -. Private to "feminists": t.
"feminism" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "feminists" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feminism" and "feminists" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feminism" vs "feminists" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feminism" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feminists" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,997 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feminism" and "feminists" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feminist vs feminists". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #421,997 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.