anticommunism
/æntɪˈkɒmjʊnɪzəm/
"anticommunism" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anticommunism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Opposition to communism.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anticommunism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æntɪˈkɒmjʊnɪzəm/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anticommunism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
anticommunism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /æntɪˈkɒmjʊnɪzəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Opposition to communism.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anticommunism, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From anti- + communism. The correct English form is anticommunism, spelled A-N-T-I-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1Opposition to communism.
Etymology
From anti- + communism.
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.
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Using “anticommunism”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-N-T-I-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-S-M - 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.