communitarian
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
"communitarian" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“communitarian” is uncommon English (frequency #91,372 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,372
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Considering the community to be of central importance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-communitarian · communitarian · English
communitarian · rank #91,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,372
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH commodified
Nearest frequency peer: commodified (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “communitarian”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- comitatus
comitatus
8,631 corpus weight
- commodified
commodified
8,630 corpus weight
- communitari…
communitarian
8,629 corpus weight
- conker
conker
8,628 corpus weight
- Conolly
Conolly
8,627 corpus weight
- consumptive
consumptive
8,626 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “communitarian” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | communitarian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #91,372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “communitarian” in English
Rare enough to double-check
communitarian is uncommon English at frequency #91,372 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for communitarian in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From community + -arian, c. 1910. The correct English form is communitarian, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-A-R-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Considering the community to be of central importance.
- 2Of or pertaining to the philosophy of communitarianism.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how communitarian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Prior to the modern age, most human societies were communitarian.
Based on their remarks, he said, some of the smart-meter opponents are a blend of egalitarian and communitarian.
Etymology
From community + -arian, c. 1910.
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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