antisemitic

Name: antisemitic, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“antisemitic” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,915. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,915
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of anti-Semitic.

Corpus desk

Index EN-antisemitic · antisemitic · English

antisemitic · rank #29,915 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,915
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH annihilated

Nearest frequency peer: annihilated (-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.

Ange

70,090
annihilated

70,087
antisemitic

70,086
Antonia

70,085
arg

70,084
asc

70,083

What this shows “antisemitic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

antisemitic vs antiseptic

82% similar

antisemitic vs antisemitism

83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for antisemitic
Property	Value
Headword	antisemitic
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#29,915
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “antisemitic”

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

#29,915

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “annihilated” (#29,914), “Antonia” (#29,916), “arg” (#29,917). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “antisemitic” is #29,915. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around antisemitic, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,915 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of anti-Semitic.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for antisemitic, with forms such as "anitsemitic", "anntisemitic", and "antiesmitic". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "antiseptic", "antisemitism", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is antisemitic, spelled A-N-T-I-S-E-M-I-T-I-C.

Definition

1
Alternative form of anti-Semitic.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

anitsemitic
anntisemitic
antiesmitic
antiseimtic
antisemiitc
antisemitci
antisemiticc
antisemittic
antisemmitic
antisemtiic
antismeitic
antissemitic
antsiemitic
anttisemitic
atnisemitic
natisemitic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antisemitic - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "antisemitic"

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 "antisemitic"?

"antisemitic" is spelled A-N-T-I-S-E-M-I-T-I-C.

What does "antisemitic" mean?

As an adjective, "antisemitic" means: Alternative form of anti-Semitic.

What words are commonly confused with "antisemitic"?

"antisemitic" is commonly confused with "antiseptic", "antisemitism". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What language does "antisemitic" come from?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "antisemitic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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