communalism
"communalism" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“communalism” is uncommon English (frequency #80,333 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,333
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The communal ownership of property.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | communalism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #80,333 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “communalism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
communalism is uncommon English at frequency #80,333 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
communalism has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From communal + -ism. The correct English form is communalism, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-A-L-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The communal ownership of property.
- 2Any social system based around a community.
- 3Stoking conflict or discrimination based on religious identity.
Etymology
From communal + -ism.
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.
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Using “communalism”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-M-U-N-A-L-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.