counterrevolutionary
"counterrevolutionary" is a 20-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“counterrevolutionary” is an uncommon English word, ranked #86,169 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #86,169
- frequency rank, English
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In opposition to a revolution.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | counterrevolutionary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 20 |
| Frequency rank | #86,169 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “counterrevolutionary” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for counterrevolutionary is 20 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #86,169 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "In opposition to a revolution.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for counterrevolutionary in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From counter- + revolutionary. Originally applied to thinkers who opposed themselves to the 1789 French Revolution. The correct English form is counterrevolutionary, spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1In opposition to a revolution.
Etymology
From counter- + revolutionary. Originally applied to thinkers who opposed themselves to the 1789 French Revolution.
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); 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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- The one correct English spelling is C-O-U-N-T-E-R-R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.