casteism
noun
casteism is spelled C-A-S-T-E-I-S-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, casteism means “Discrimination based on a person's caste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of casteism is casteisms.
How many letters and syllables are in casteism?
| Letters | 8: C-A-S-T-E-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is casteism?
Casteism appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of casteism
- casteisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does casteism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Discrimination based on a person's caste.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Casteism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense discrimination based on caste:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | casteisme |
| Portuguese | castismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does casteism come from?
From caste + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).