anticorruption
/ˌæntiːkəˈɹʌpʃən/
"anticorruption" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anticorruption” is uncommon English (frequency #86,015 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,015
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opposed to or combating corruption
Corpus desk
Index EN-anticorruption · anticorruption · English
anticorruption · rank #86,015 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,015
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH antifascist
Nearest frequency peer: antifascist (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “anticorruption”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- aniseed
aniseed
13,990 corpus weight
- antediluvian
antediluvian
13,988 corpus weight
- anticorrupt…
anticorruption
13,986 corpus weight
- antifascist
antifascist
13,985 corpus weight
- anxiolytic
anxiolytic
13,983 corpus weight
- Aosta
Aosta
13,982 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “anticorruption” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anticorruption |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌæntiːkəˈɹʌpʃən/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #86,015 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “anticorruption” in English
Rare enough to double-check
anticorruption is uncommon English at frequency #86,015 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌæntiːkəˈɹʌpʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Opposed to or combating corruption".
anticorruption has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From anti- + corruption. The correct English form is anticorruption, spelled A-N-T-I-C-O-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Opposed to or combating corruption
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anticorruption appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The government recently started an anticorruption campaign.
In the fight against corruption, ADB staff members are supported by an elaborate anticorruption framework, consisting of policy, operational, and administrative provisions, which may sometimes be daunting to navigate. Inquiries to ADB's Office ...
Etymology
From anti- + corruption.
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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