communitarianism
"communitarianism" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“communitarianism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach
Corpus desk
Index EN-communitarianism · communitarianism · English
communitarianism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | communitarianism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “communitarianism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
communitarianism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for communitarianism, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From communitarian + -ism. The correct English form is communitarianism, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how communitarianism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] Tony Blair dallied with communitarianism in the mid-90s and was wont to quote the Quaker philosopher John Macmurray.
Etymology
From communitarian + -ism.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.