anti-Americanism
/ˌænti.əˈmeːɹɪkən.ɪzm/
"anti-americanism" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anti-Americanism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The fear or dislike of the people, policies, culture or government of the United States.
Corpus desk
Index EN-anti-americanism · anti-Americanism · English
anti-Americanism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anti-Americanism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌænti.əˈmeːɹɪkən.ɪzm/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “anti-Americanism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
anti-Americanism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌænti.əˈmeːɹɪkən.ɪzm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The fear or dislike of the people, policies, culture or government of the United States.".
anti-Americanism has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From anti- + American + -ism. The correct English form is anti-Americanism, spelled A-N-T-I---A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The fear or dislike of the people, policies, culture or government of the United States.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anti-Americanism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As Salman Rushdie says, you don't have to travel far to find anti-Americanism (Op-Ed, Feb. 4). Teaching at a Canadian university, I have been astounded by some students who say the Al Qaeda attacks, inside or outside the United States, were justified because only Americans were targeted. Remaking Osama bin Laden in their own anti-American image, they insi…
Etymology
From anti- + American + -ism.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.