dogmatism

/ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/

//ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm// noun

"dogmatism" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dogmatism” is uncommon English (frequency #83,193 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,193
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dogmatism · dogmatism · English

dogmatism · rank #83,193 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,193
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH doff

Nearest frequency peer: doff (-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 “dogmatism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “dogmatism” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dogmatism
PropertyValue
Headworddogmatism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,193
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dogmatism” in English

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “doff” (#83,192), “doily” (#83,194), “dither” (#83,191). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dogmatism” is #83,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dogmatism is uncommon English at frequency #83,193 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dogmatism in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French dogmatisme. The correct English form is dogmatism, spelled D-O-G-M-A-T-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

Etymology

From French dogmatisme.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dogmatism"?
"dogmatism" is spelled D-O-G-M-A-T-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/.
What does "dogmatism" mean?
As a noun, "dogmatism" means: The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.
How do you pronounce "dogmatism"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dogmatism" is /ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/. 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 "dogmatism"?
From French dogmatisme. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list