# Islamism vs Islamist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Islamism
*noun · IPA /ˈɪzləmɪz(ə)m/ · frequency rank #44,274*
The religion of Muslims; Islam.

### Islamist
*noun · IPA /ˈɪsləmɪst/ · frequency rank #17,393*
A Muslim.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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