# apartheid

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈpɑːtheɪt/ · frequency rank #12,725

## Definitions
1. The policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
2. Any similar policy of racial segregation or separation and discrimination, particularly when in favor of a minority rule.
3. A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South African socio-political context), from Afrikaans apart (“separate”) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood.

## Common misspellings (13)
`aaprtheid`, `aparhteid`, `aparrtheid`, `apartehid`, `aparthedi`, `apartheidd`, `aparthheid`, `aparthied`, `aparttheid`, `apatrheid`, `appartheid`, `apratheid`, `paartheid`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/apartheid