apolitical

adj

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"apolitical" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“apolitical” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,284
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having no interest or involvement in politics.

Corpus desk

Index EN-apolitical · apolitical · English

apolitical · rank #38,284 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,284
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH anthologies

Nearest frequency peer: anthologies (-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 “apolitical”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “apolitical” 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
Key facts for apolitical
PropertyValue
Headwordapolitical
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,284
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “apolitical”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “anthologies” (#38,283), “apologist” (#38,285), “animating” (#38,282). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “apolitical” is #38,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around apolitical, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,284 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for apolitical, with forms such as "aoplitical", "aploitical", and "apoiltical". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From a- + political. The correct English form is apolitical, spelled A-P-O-L-I-T-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having no interest or involvement in politics.
  2. 2
    Having no political relevance or function.
  3. 3
    Politically neutral, unbiased, nonaligned and free from party politics.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The Queen is an apolitical figure.
  2. The PM's visit to the school was entirely apolitical.

Etymology

From a- + political.

This word in other languages

apolitique(Français)unpolitisch(Deutsch)apolítico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aoplitical
  • aploitical
  • apoiltical
  • apoliitcal
  • apolitcial
  • apolitiacl
  • apoliticall
  • apoliticcal
  • apoliticla
  • apolittical
  • apollitical
  • apoltiical
  • appolitical
  • paolitical

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apolitical - 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.

aoplitical2aploitical2apoiltical2apoliitcal2apolitcial2apolitiacl2apoliticall1apoliticcal1
Edit distance from "apolitical"

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 "apolitical"?
"apolitical" is spelled A-P-O-L-I-T-I-C-A-L.
What does "apolitical" mean?
As an adjective, "apolitical" means: Having no interest or involvement in politics.
What are common misspellings of "apolitical"?
Common misspellings include "aoplitical", "aploitical", "apoiltical", "apoliitcal", "apolitcial". The correct spelling is "apolitical".
What is the origin of the word "apolitical"?
From a- + political. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list