feminist
/ˈfɛmənɪst/
"feminist" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“feminist” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,883 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #5,883
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relating to or in accordance with feminism.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | feminist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfɛmənɪst/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,883 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “feminist” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for feminist is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɛmənɪst/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,883 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Relating to or in accordance with feminism.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for feminist, with forms such as "efminist", "feimnist", and "femiinst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "feminists", "feminine", "feminism", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: First recorded in English 1852. Ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). See also feminine, feminism. The correct English form is feminist, spelled F-E-M-I-N-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Relating to or in accordance with feminism.
Etymology
First recorded in English 1852. Ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). See also feminine, feminism.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efminist,feimnist,femiinst,feminisst,feministt,feminits,feminnist,feminsit,femminist,femniist,ffeminist,fmeinist
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of feminist - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “feminist”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-E-M-I-N-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfɛmənɪst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “feminists” - see the side-by-side comparison. feminist vs feminists
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.