behaviorism
"behaviorism" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“behaviorism” is uncommon English (frequency #78,398 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,398
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores...
Corpus desk
Index EN-behaviorism · behaviorism · English
behaviorism · rank #78,398 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,398
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH believability
Nearest frequency peer: believability (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “behaviorism”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- bedecked
bedecked
21,605 corpus weight
- behaviorism
behaviorism
21,603 corpus weight
- believabili…
believability
21,602 corpus weight
- bellerophon
bellerophon
21,601 corpus weight
- bester
bester
21,598 corpus weight
- Beswick
Beswick
21,597 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “behaviorism” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | behaviorism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #78,398 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “behaviorism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
behaviorism is uncommon English at frequency #78,398 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores...".
behaviorism has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From behavior + -ism. The correct English form is behaviorism, spelled B-E-H-A-V-I-O-R-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.
Etymology
From behavior + -ism.
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.