evangelicalism

noun

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"evangelicalism" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“evangelicalism” is uncommon English (frequency #62,877 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,877
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lutheranism and continental Calvinism.

Key facts for evangelicalism
PropertyValue
Headwordevangelicalism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#62,877
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “evangelicalism” 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). evangelicalism lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

evangelicalism is uncommon English at frequency #62,877 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for evangelicalism in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From evangelical + -ism. The correct English form is evangelicalism, spelled E-V-A-N-G-E-L-I-C-A-L-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lutheranism and continental Calvinism.
  2. 2
    Contemporary Protestant movement based on energetic proselytism and a renewed focus on the Bible and in the belief in its inerrancy.
  3. 3
    Christian fundamentalism.
  4. 4
    Islamic movements which are based on preaching and proselytism (dawah).

Etymology

From evangelical + -ism.

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 "evangelicalism"?
"evangelicalism" is spelled E-V-A-N-G-E-L-I-C-A-L-I-S-M.
What does "evangelicalism" mean?
As a noun, "evangelicalism" means: Lutheranism and continental Calvinism.
What is the origin of the word "evangelicalism"?
From evangelical + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “evangelicalism”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is E-V-A-N-G-E-L-I-C-A-L-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Other uncommon English words near this rank

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