dualistic

adj

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

The verdict

“dualistic” is an uncommon English word, ranked #67,382 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#67,382
frequency rank, English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or relating to dualism.

Key facts for dualistic
PropertyValue
Headworddualistic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dualistic” 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). dualistic lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for dualistic is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #67,382 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Of or relating to dualism.".

No misspelling variants are generated for dualistic in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dual + -istic. The correct English form is dualistic, spelled D-U-A-L-I-S-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to dualism.

Etymology

From dual + -istic.

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 "dualistic"?
"dualistic" is spelled D-U-A-L-I-S-T-I-C.
What does "dualistic" mean?
As an adjective, "dualistic" means: Of or relating to dualism.
What is the origin of the word "dualistic"?
From dual + -istic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “dualistic”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-U-A-L-I-S-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list