counterterrorism
"counterterrorism" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“counterterrorism” has 23 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,842. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,842
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of counter-terrorism.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | counterterrorism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #34,842 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “counterterrorism” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 23 spelling variants around counterterrorism, anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,842 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of counter-terrorism.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for counterterrorism, with forms such as "ccounterterrorism", "conuterterrorism", and "counetrterrorism". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is counterterrorism, spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-T-E-R-R-O-R-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of counter-terrorism.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccounterterrorism
- conuterterrorism
- counetrterrorism
- counnterterrorism
- counteretrrorism
- counterrterrorism
- counterterorism
- counterterorrism
- counterterroirsm
- counterterrorims
- counterterrorismm
- counterterrorissm
- counterterrorrism
- counterterrorsim
- counterterrroism
- countertrerorism
- countertterrorism
- countetrerrorism
- countreterrorism
- countterterrorism
- coutnerterrorism
- cuonterterrorism
- ocunterterrorism
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of counterterrorism - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “counterterrorism”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-U-N-T-E-R-T-E-R-R-O-R-I-S-M - 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.