# anarchism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈanəkɪz(ə)m/ · frequency rank #28,114

## Definitions
1. A political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
2. A political and philosophical belief that proposes the establishment of a stateless society as well as the abolition of authority and hierarchy in most or all forms.
3. The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.

## Etymology
From anarchy + -ism.

## Easily confused with
- **anarchist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anarchism-vs-anarchist)
- **anarchic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anarchic-vs-anarchism)

## Common misspellings (14)
`aanrchism`, `anacrhism`, `anarcchism`, `anarchhism`, `anarchims`, `anarchismm`, `anarchissm`, `anarchsim`, `anarcihsm`, `anarhcism`, `anarrchism`, `annarchism`, `anrachism`, `naarchism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anarchism