# environmentalism

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,118

## Definitions
1. A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group.
2. A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.

## Etymology
From environmental + -ism.

## Easily confused with
- **environmentalist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/environmentalism-vs-environmentalist)

## Common misspellings (25)
`enivronmentalism`, `ennvironmentalism`, `enviornmentalism`, `envirnomentalism`, `enviromnentalism`, `environemntalism`, `environmenatlism`, `environmenntalism`, `environmentailsm`, `environmentalims`, `environmentalismm`, `environmentalissm`, `environmentallism`, `environmentalsim`, `environmentlaism`, `environmenttalism`, `environmetnalism`, `environmmentalism`, `environmnetalism`, `environnmentalism`, `envirronmentalism`, `envrionmentalism`, `envvironmentalism`, `evnironmentalism`, `nevironmentalism`

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