communism

Name: communism, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈkɒm.ju.nɪ.zm̩]

/[ˈkɒm.ju.nɪ.zm̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“communism” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,586. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,586
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.

Corpus desk

Index EN-communism · communism · English

communism · rank #9,586 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,586
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH combo

Nearest frequency peer: combo (-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.

colorful

90,417
combo

90,416
communism

90,415
conductor

90,414
confront

90,413
constraints

90,412

What this shows “communism” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

communism vs community

78% similar

communism vs communist

89% similar

communism vs communion

78% similar

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

Key facts for communism
Property	Value
Headword	communism
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈkɒm.ju.nɪ.zm̩]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#9,586
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “communism”

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).communismlands here:

#9,586

#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 “combo” (#9,585), “conductor” (#9,587), “colorful” (#9,584). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “communism” is #9,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around communism (IPA [ˈkɒm.ju.nɪ.zm̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,586 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for communism, with forms such as "ccommunism", "cmomunism", and "commnuism". 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, "community", "communist", "communion", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European… The correct English form is communism, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-S-M.

Definition

1
Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.
2
Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
3
The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.
4
Any left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, etc.
5
Readiness to share scientific findings (the first of the Mertonian norms).
6
communality, sharedness.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

I want to gather together about twenty souls and sail away from this world of war and squalor and found a little colony where there shall be no money but a sort of communism as far as necessaries of life go, and some real decency.
This tax plan is communism!

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Old French comun French commun Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French communismebor. English communism A borrowing from French communisme, which was formed from commun (“common”) (from Latin commūnis) and the suffix -isme (“-ism”). By surface analysis, commune + -ism.

This word in other languages

comunismo(Español)communisme(Français)Kommunismus(Deutsch)comunismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccommunism
cmomunism
commnuism
commuinsm
communims
communismm
communissm
communnism
communsim
comumnism
comunism
ocmmunism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of communism - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "communism"

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 "communism"?

"communism" is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɒm.ju.nɪ.zm̩].

What does "communism" mean?

As a noun, "communism" means: Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.

What words are commonly confused with "communism"?

"communism" is commonly confused with "community", "communist", "communion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "communism"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "communism" is [ˈkɒm.ju.nɪ.zm̩]. 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 "communism"?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conductor#9,587 disclosed#9,596 disturbed#9,598 balancing#9,569

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

colorful12 variants Davidson12 variants eternity12 variants admitting12 variants