# determinism

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/ · frequency rank #39,288

## Definitions
1. The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
2. The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French déterminisme, equivalent to determine + -ism.

## Easily confused with
- **determines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/determines-vs-determinism)
- **determining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/determining-vs-determinism)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ddeterminism`, `deetrminism`, `detemrinism`, `deterimnism`, `determiinsm`, `determinims`, `determinismm`, `determinissm`, `determinnism`, `determinsim`, `determminism`, `determniism`, `deterrminism`, `detreminism`, `detterminism`, `dteerminism`, `edterminism`

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