creationism

Name: creationism, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/kɹiˈeɪʃənɪzəm/

//kɹiˈeɪʃənɪzəm// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“creationism” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,262
frequency rank, English: 43,570
“C” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Abrahamic doctrine that each individual human soul is created by God, as opposed to traducianism.

Corpus desk

Index EN-creationism · creationism · English

creationism · rank #39,262 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #39,262
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-DENSE 43,570
PHOTO-FINISH credential

Nearest frequency peer: credential (+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.

Coppola

60,741
creationism

60,739
credential

60,738
crump

60,737
crunches

60,736
CSP

60,734

What this shows Bars show where “creationism” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for creationism
Property	Value
Headword	creationism
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/kɹiˈeɪʃənɪzəm/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#39,262
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “creationism” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). creationism lands here:

#39,262

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around creationism (IPA /kɹiˈeɪʃənɪzəm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,262 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for creationism, with forms such as "ccreationism", "cerationism", and "craetionism". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From creation + -ism. The correct English form is creationism, spelled C-R-E-A-T-I-O-N-I-S-M.

Definition

1
The Abrahamic doctrine that each individual human soul is created by God, as opposed to traducianism.
2
Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God.
3
The belief that a deity created the world, especially as described in a particular religious text, such as the Quran or the Book of Genesis.

Etymology

From creation + -ism.

This word in other languages

créationnisme(Français)Kreationismus(Deutsch)criacionismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccreationism
cerationism
craetionism
creaitonism
creatinoism
creatioinsm
creationims
creationismm
creationissm
creationnism
creationsim
creatoinism
creattionism
cretaionism
crreationism
rceationism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of creationism - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "creationism"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "creationism"?

"creationism" is spelled C-R-E-A-T-I-O-N-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is /kɹiˈeɪʃənɪzəm/.

What does "creationism" mean?

As a noun, "creationism" means: The Abrahamic doctrine that each individual human soul is created by God, as opposed to traducianism.

What are common misspellings of "creationism"?

Common misspellings include "ccreationism", "cerationism", "craetionism", "creaitonism", "creatinoism". The correct spelling is "creationism".

How do you pronounce "creationism"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "creationism" is /kɹiˈeɪʃənɪzəm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "creationism"?

From creation + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "creationism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

constipated#39,256 concomitant#39,255 chlorophyll#39,245 determinism#39,288

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

changeable16 variants breathable16 variants egotistical16 variants battlefront16 variants

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.