# extremist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/ · frequency rank #15,814

## Definitions
1. A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.

## Etymology
From extreme + -ist.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`etxremist`, `exrtemist`, `extermist`, `extreimst`, `extremisst`, `extremistt`, `extremits`, `extremmist`, `extremsit`, `extrmeist`, `extrremist`, `exttremist`, `exxtremist`, `xetremist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/extremist