able-bodyism
"able-bodyism" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“able-bodyism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ableism: a prejudice in favor of the able-bodied.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | able-bodyism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “able-bodyism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
able-bodyism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ableism: a prejudice in favor of the able-bodied.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for able-bodyism, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From able body + -ism. The correct English form is able-bodyism, spelled A-B-L-E---B-O-D-Y-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1Ableism: a prejudice in favor of the able-bodied.
Etymology
From able body + -ism.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “able-bodyism”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-B-L-E---B-O-D-Y-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.