federalist

Name: federalist, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈfɛdəɹəlˌɪst/

//ˈfɛdəɹəlˌɪst// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“federalist” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,457
frequency rank, English: 2,507
“F” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Advocate of federalism.

Corpus desk

Index EN-federalist · federalist · English

federalist · rank #27,457 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #27,457
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 2,507
PHOTO-FINISH FEMA

Nearest frequency peer: FEMA (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

extinguish

72,548
fas

72,547
Fayetteville

72,546
federalist

72,544
FEMA

72,543
fervent

72,542

What this shows “federalist” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

federalist vs federalism

90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for federalist
Property	Value
Headword	federalist
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈfɛdəɹəlˌɪst/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#27,457
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “federalist”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).federalistlands here:

#27,457

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “FEMA” (#27,458), “Fayetteville” (#27,455), “fervent” (#27,459). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “federalist” is #27,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around federalist (IPA /ˈfɛdəɹəlˌɪst/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,457 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for federalist, with forms such as "efderalist", "fdeeralist", and "fedderalist". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "federalism", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From federal + -ist. The correct English form is federalist, spelled F-E-D-E-R-A-L-I-S-T.

Definition

1
Advocate of federalism.
2
Supporter of the view that the province of Québec should remain within the Canadian federal system; an opponent of Québec‐based separatism or sovereigns.
3
A covenantalist.

Etymology

From federal + -ist.

This word in other languages

Föderalist(Deutsch)federalista(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

efderalist
fdeeralist
fedderalist
fedearlist
federailst
federalisst
federalistt
federalits
federallist
federalsit
federlaist
federralist
fedrealist
feedralist
ffederalist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of federalist - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "federalist"

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 "federalist"?

"federalist" is spelled F-E-D-E-R-A-L-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɛdəɹəlˌɪst/.

What does "federalist" mean?

As a noun, "federalist" means: Advocate of federalism.

What words are commonly confused with "federalist"?

"federalist" is commonly confused with "federalism". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "federalist"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "federalist" is /ˈfɛdəɹəlˌɪst/. 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 "federalist"?

From federal + -ist. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "federalist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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