# Confucianism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #46,393

## Definitions
1. The philosophy and teaching of Confucius, which emphasizes self-cultivation, collective harmony, righteousness and the family structure.
2. The school of thought and philosophy centered on Confucian principles, originating in China, including later teachings of scholars such as Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi).
3. A saying, epithet or idea attributed to Confucius.

## Etymology
From Confucian + -ism.

## Common misspellings (18)
`cconfucianism`, `cnofucianism`, `cofnucianism`, `confcuianism`, `conffucianism`, `confucainism`, `confuccianism`, `confuciainsm`, `confucianims`, `confucianismm`, `confucianissm`, `confuciannism`, `confuciansim`, `confucinaism`, `confuicanism`, `connfucianism`, `conufcianism`, `ocnfucianism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/confucianism