abolitionist
/ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/
"abolitionist" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abolitionist” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,665. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,665
- frequency rank, English
- 35,202
- “A” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abolitionist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #39,665 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abolitionist” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around abolitionist (IPA /ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,665 among 35,202 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for abolitionist, with forms such as "abbolitionist", "abloitionist", and "aboiltionist". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abolitionists", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1788. abolition + -ist. The correct English form is abolitionist, spelled A-B-O-L-I-T-I-O-N-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
- 2In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
Etymology
First attested in 1788. abolition + -ist.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abbolitionist
- abloitionist
- aboiltionist
- aboliitonist
- abolitinoist
- abolitioinst
- abolitionisst
- abolitionistt
- abolitionits
- abolitionnist
- abolitionsit
- abolitoinist
- abolittionist
- abollitionist
- aboltiionist
- aoblitionist
- baolitionist
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abolitionist - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “abolitionist”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-B-O-L-I-T-I-O-N-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “abolitionists” - see the side-by-side comparison. abolitionist vs abolitionists
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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Data Source
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.