# extremism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/ · frequency rank #19,330

## Definitions
1. Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.

## Etymology
From extreme + -ism.

## Easily confused with
- **extremist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extremism-vs-extremist)
- **extremity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extremism-vs-extremity)
- **extremes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extremes-vs-extremism)

## Common misspellings (14)
`etxremism`, `exrtemism`, `extermism`, `extreimsm`, `extremims`, `extremismm`, `extremissm`, `extremmism`, `extremsim`, `extrmeism`, `extrremism`, `exttremism`, `exxtremism`, `xetremism`

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