antifeminism

noun

"antifeminism" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“antifeminism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opposition to feminism.

Corpus desk

Index EN-antifeminism · antifeminism · English

antifeminism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for antifeminism
PropertyValue
Headwordantifeminism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “antifeminism” in English

antifeminismranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

antifeminism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Opposition to feminism.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for antifeminism, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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- + feminism. The correct English form is antifeminism, spelled A-N-T-I-F-E-M-I-N-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Opposition to feminism.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Instead, they rallied around issues like free speech and antifeminism, portraying themselves as truth-telling rebels doing battle against humorless “social justice warriors.”

Etymology

From anti- + feminism.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antifeminism"?
"antifeminism" is spelled A-N-T-I-F-E-M-I-N-I-S-M.
What does "antifeminism" mean?
As a noun, "antifeminism" means: Opposition to feminism.
What is the origin of the word "antifeminism"?
From anti- + feminism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list