bigotry

/ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/

//ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi// noun

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"bigotry" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bigotry” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,647
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bigotry · bigotry · English

bigotry · rank #16,647 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,647
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Betsy

Nearest frequency peer: Betsy (-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 “bigotry”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bigotry” 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).

bigotry vs bigots
71% similar
bigotry vs bigot
71% similar
bigotry vs bigoted
71% similar

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

Key facts for bigotry
PropertyValue
Headwordbigotry
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,647
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bigotry”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).bigotrylands 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 “Betsy” (#16,646), “biotechnology” (#16,648), “betray” (#16,645). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bigotry” is #16,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bigotry (IPA /ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,647 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bigotry, with forms such as "bbigotry", "bgiotry", and "biggotry". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bigots", "bigot", "bigoted", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French bigoterie, from bigot. By surface analysis, bigot + -ry. The correct English form is bigotry, spelled B-I-G-O-T-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
  2. 2
    Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The remarkable resilience of the Ku Klux Klan is a sad reminder of the persistence of racial and religious bigotry in the United States. No terrorist organization can match the Klan's mystique or long history, and few can match its success.
  2. For boys like Battuta, white women — never mind fat, Jewish, non-deferential white women — were for fucking and throwing over. What one hates in whites — love of brown sugar — one must also hate when it turns up, inverted, in black. Bigotry is not only a function of power.

Etymology

From French bigoterie, from bigot. By surface analysis, bigot + -ry.

Synonyms

bigotness

This word in other languages

discriminación(Español)bigoterie(Français)Bigotterie(Deutsch)preconceito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbigotry
  • bgiotry
  • biggotry
  • bigorty
  • bigotrry
  • bigotryy
  • bigottry
  • bigotyr
  • bigtory
  • biogtry
  • ibgotry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbigotry1bgiotry2biggotry1bigorty2bigotrry1bigotryy1bigottry1bigotyr2
Edit distance from "bigotry"

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 "bigotry"?
"bigotry" is spelled B-I-G-O-T-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/.
What does "bigotry" mean?
As a noun, "bigotry" means: The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
What words are commonly confused with "bigotry"?
"bigotry" is commonly confused with "bigots", "bigot", "bigoted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bigotry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bigotry" is /ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bigotry"?
From French bigoterie, from bigot. By surface analysis, bigot + -ry. 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 "bigotry", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

chiefly11 variantscosplay11 variantsdensely11 variantsdrawers11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list