absolutist
/ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst/
"absolutist" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“absolutist” is an uncommon English word, ranked #59,163 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #59,163
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | absolutist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #59,163 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “absolutist” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for absolutist is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst/. Corpus data places it at rank #59,163 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
absolutist has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From absolute + -ist after French absolutiste. The correct English form is absolutist, spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
- 2One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute.
- 3An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute.
Etymology
From absolute + -ist after French absolutiste.
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.
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- The one correct English spelling is A-B-S-O-L-U-T-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.