Deism
/ˈdiːɪz(ə)m/
"deism" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Deism” is uncommon English (frequency #71,438 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,438
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A religious philosophy and movement prominent in 17th-18th-century England, France, and what is now the United States which rejected supernatural events such as prophecy and miracles, divine revela...
Corpus desk
Index EN-deism · Deism · English
Deism · rank #71,438 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,438
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dej
Nearest frequency peer: Dej (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “Deism”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Deegan
Deegan
28,565 corpus weight
- Deism
Deism
28,563 corpus weight
- Dej
Dej
28,562 corpus weight
- demonization
demonization
28,561 corpus weight
- denigration
denigration
28,560 corpus weight
- determinedly
determinedly
28,559 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Deism” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Deism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdiːɪz(ə)m/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #71,438 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Deism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Deism is uncommon English at frequency #71,438 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdiːɪz(ə)m/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Deism, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is Deism, spelled D-E-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1A religious philosophy and movement prominent in 17th-18th-century England, France, and what is now the United States which rejected supernatural events such as prophecy and miracles, divine revelation, and holy books or revealed religions that assert such things exist.
- 2Alternative letter-case form of deism.
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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