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egalitarian

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "egalitarian", 11-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "egalitarian" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "egalitarian" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

egalitarian is anEnglishadj. It means: Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people. Pronounced /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/.

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Key facts for egalitarian
PropertyValue
Headwordegalitarian
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/
Letters11
Frequency rank#26,772
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of egalitarian in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for egalitarian is 11 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,772 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for egalitarian, with forms such as "eaglitarian", "egailtarian", and "egaliatrian". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French égalitaire + -ian. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is egalitarian, spelled E-G-A-L-I-T-A-R-I-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.

Etymology

From French égalitaire + -ian.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eaglitarian,egailtarian,egaliatrian,egalitairan,egalitarain,egalitariann,egalitarina,egalitarrian,egalitraian,egalittarian,egallitarian,egaltiarian,eggalitarian,eglaitarian,gealitarian

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for egalitarian

Misspelling Variants of "egalitarian"

eaglitarian11egailtarian11egaliatrian11egalitairan11egalitarain11egalitariann12egalitarina11egalitarrian12
Misspelling Variants of "egalitarian"

Frequency rank: #26,772 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "egalitarian"?
"egalitarian" is spelled E-G-A-L-I-T-A-R-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/.
What does "egalitarian" mean?
As an adj, "egalitarian" means: Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
What are common misspellings of "egalitarian"?
Common misspellings include "eaglitarian", "egailtarian", "egaliatrian", "egalitairan", "egalitarain". The correct spelling is "egalitarian".
How do you pronounce "egalitarian"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "egalitarian" is /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/. 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 "egalitarian"?
From French égalitaire + -ian. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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.