antifascist

adj

"antifascist" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“antifascist” is uncommon English (frequency #86,016 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,016
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opposed to the tenets of fascism; antifa.

Corpus desk

Index EN-antifascist · antifascist · English

antifascist · rank #86,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,016
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH anticorruption

Nearest frequency peer: anticorruption (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “antifascist”

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Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for antifascist
PropertyValue
Headwordantifascist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#86,016
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “antifascist” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).antifascistfalls in this rarity band:

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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “anticorruption” (#86,015), “anxiolytic” (#86,018), “antediluvian” (#86,013). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “antifascist” is #86,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

antifascist is uncommon English at frequency #86,016 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Opposed to the tenets of fascism; antifa.".

antifascist has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From anti- + fascist. The correct English form is antifascist, spelled A-N-T-I-F-A-S-C-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Opposed to the tenets of fascism; antifa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how antifascist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Subsequently, the GDR’s antifascist tradition would be diluted, distorted, and refashioned into an ahistorical national origins myth in which the citizens of East Germany were officially proclaimed the “victors of history,” but where little space remained for the real and complicated history, not to mention ambivalent role of Stalinized Communism, behind it.

Etymology

From anti- + fascist.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antifascist"?
"antifascist" is spelled A-N-T-I-F-A-S-C-I-S-T.
What does "antifascist" mean?
As an adjective, "antifascist" means: Opposed to the tenets of fascism; antifa.
What is the origin of the word "antifascist"?
From anti- + fascist. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list