gangsterism
"gangsterism" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gangsterism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The behavior of a gangster; organized crime.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gangsterism · gangsterism · English
gangsterism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gangsterism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gangsterism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gangsterism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The behavior of a gangster; organized crime.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gangsterism, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gangster + -ism. The correct English form is gangsterism, spelled G-A-N-G-S-T-E-R-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The behavior of a gangster; organized crime.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gangsterism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In a city known once as a centre of gangsterism and of beggars and prostitutes, it is claimed that now not a single night club exists. About 10,000 prostitutes were put into reformatories for labour reform and rehabilitation to Communist society.
Charges to be laid include gangsterism, drug trafficking, weapons possession and conspiracy to commit murder.
Etymology
From gangster + -ism.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.