fundamentalism
/ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪzəm/
"fundamentalism" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fundamentalism” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #32,001 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,001
- frequency rank, English
- 14
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.
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 | fundamentalism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪzəm/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #32,001 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fundamentalism” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for fundamentalism is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪzəm/. Corpus data places it at rank #32,001 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for fundamentalism, with forms such as "ffundamentalism", "fnudamentalism", and "fudnamentalism". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fundamentals", "fundamentalist", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fundamental + -ism. First used in the 1910s by American Christians. The correct English form is fundamentalism, spelled F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.
- 2A rigid conformity to any set of basic tenets.
- 3The belief that fundamental financial quantities are the best predictor of the price of a financial instrument.
- 4A Christian movement that started in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among British and American Protestants, which emphasizes literal interpretation of the Bible, and came up as a reaction to liberal theology and cultural modernism
Etymology
From fundamental + -ism. First used in the 1910s by American Christians.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffundamentalism,fnudamentalism,fudnamentalism,funadmentalism,fundaemntalism,fundamenatlism,fundamenntalism,fundamentailsm,fundamentalims,fundamentalismm,fundamentalissm,fundamentallism,fundamentalsim,fundamentlaism,fundamenttalism,fundametnalism,fundammentalism,fundamnetalism,funddamentalism,fundmaentalism,funndamentalism,ufndamentalism
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fundamentalism - 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 “fundamentalism”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-U-N-D-A-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪzəm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fundamentals” - see the side-by-side comparison. fundamentalism vs fundamentals
- 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.