# feminist

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɛmənɪst/ · frequency rank #5,883

## Definitions
1. Relating to or in accordance with feminism.

## Etymology
First recorded in English 1852. Ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). See also feminine, feminism.

## Easily confused with
- **feminists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feminist-vs-feminists)
- **feminine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feminine-vs-feminist)
- **feminism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feminism-vs-feminist)

## Common misspellings (12)
`efminist`, `feimnist`, `femiinst`, `feminisst`, `feministt`, `feminits`, `feminnist`, `feminsit`, `femminist`, `femniist`, `ffeminist`, `fmeinist`

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