hegemony

Name: hegemony, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/hɪˈd͡ʒɛ.mə.ni/

//hɪˈd͡ʒɛ.mə.ni// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“hegemony” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,469
frequency rank, English: 23,837
“H” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

hegemony vs hegemonic

78% similar

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

Key facts for hegemony
Property	Value
Headword	hegemony
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/hɪˈd͡ʒɛ.mə.ni/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#24,469
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hegemony” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hegemony lands here:

#24,469

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around hegemony (IPA /hɪˈd͡ʒɛ.mə.ni/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,469 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for hegemony, with forms such as "ehgemony", "heegmony", and "hegemmony". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "hegemonic", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía, “supremacy or leadership, chief command”), from ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”). Early 19th-century usage influenced by German Hegemonie. The correct English form is hegemony, spelled H-E-G-E-M-O-N-Y.

Definition

1
Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
2
Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía, “supremacy or leadership, chief command”), from ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”). Early 19th-century usage influenced by German Hegemonie.

This word in other languages

hegemonía(Español)hégémonie(Français)Hegemonie(Deutsch)hegemonia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ehgemony
heegmony
hegemmony
hegemnoy
hegemonny
hegemonyy
hegemoyn
hegeomny
heggemony
hegmeony
hgeemony
hhegemony

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hegemony - 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.

Edit distance from "hegemony"

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 "hegemony"?

"hegemony" is spelled H-E-G-E-M-O-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /hɪˈd͡ʒɛ.mə.ni/.

What does "hegemony" mean?

As a noun, "hegemony" means: Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

What words are commonly confused with "hegemony"?

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

How do you pronounce "hegemony"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hegemony" is /hɪˈd͡ʒɛ.mə.ni/. 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 "hegemony"?

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Using “hegemony”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is H-E-G-E-M-O-N-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /hɪˈd͡ʒɛ.mə.ni/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “hegemonic” - see the side-by-side comparison. hegemony vs hegemonic
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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.