antisemitism

noun

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

The verdict

“antisemitism” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,745
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-antisemitism · antisemitism · English

antisemitism · rank #23,745 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,745
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH anthrax

Nearest frequency peer: anthrax (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “antisemitism”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

antisemitism vs antisemitic
83% similar

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

Key facts for antisemitism
PropertyValue
Headwordantisemitism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#23,745
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “antisemitism”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).antisemitismlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “anthrax” (#23,744), “Anwar” (#23,746), “amps” (#23,743). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “antisemitism” is #23,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around antisemitism, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,745 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of anti-Semitism.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for antisemitism, with forms such as "anitsemitism", "anntisemitism", and "antiesmitism". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "antisemitic", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is antisemitism, spelled A-N-T-I-S-E-M-I-T-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of anti-Semitism.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Facing a backlash over the use of the term “cosmopolitan,” [Josh] Hawley later defended himself against accusations of antisemitism on Twitter as “an ardent advocate of the state of Israel and the Jewish people.” But this conflation of the state of Israel and the Jewish people is the entire point. To today’s far right, Israel is a firm ally against Islam,…
  2. If the West was really worried about Europe’s Nazi past, it would be better advised to stop stoking an all-too-real new antisemitism: incitement against Arab and Muslim minorities[.]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anitsemitism
  • anntisemitism
  • antiesmitism
  • antiseimtism
  • antisemiitsm
  • antisemitims
  • antisemitismm
  • antisemitissm
  • antisemitsim
  • antisemittism
  • antisemmitism
  • antisemtiism
  • antismeitism
  • antissemitism
  • antsiemitism
  • anttisemitism
  • atnisemitism
  • natisemitism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antisemitism - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anitsemitism2anntisemitism1antiesmitism2antiseimtism2antisemiitsm2antisemitims2antisemitismm1antisemitissm1
Edit distance from "antisemitism"

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 "antisemitism"?
"antisemitism" is spelled A-N-T-I-S-E-M-I-T-I-S-M.
What does "antisemitism" mean?
As a noun, "antisemitism" means: Alternative form of anti-Semitism.
What words are commonly confused with "antisemitism"?
"antisemitism" is commonly confused with "antisemitic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "antisemitism" come from?
"antisemitism" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list