homosexualism
"homosexualism" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“homosexualism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual.
Corpus desk
Index EN-homosexualism · homosexualism · English
homosexualism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | homosexualism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “homosexualism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
homosexualism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for homosexualism in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From homosexual + -ism. The correct English form is homosexualism, spelled H-O-M-O-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual.
- 2A purported ideology behind (and promoting) homosexuality; gayness viewed as an ideology rather than a sexual orientation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how homosexualism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If we take the case of the person with the genitalia of one sex who nevertheless tries to imitate the sexual behavior of the opposite sex, we come upon the fairly frequent phenomenon of homosexualism, […]
Similar behavior is noted in unconscious homosexualism. The nearness of a person of the same sex may cause anxiety. This is guarded against by taking precautions that the body is not touched in any way suggestive of familiarity.
Etymology
From homosexual + -ism.
Synonyms
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.