homosexualism

noun

"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

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Key facts for homosexualism
PropertyValue
Headwordhomosexualism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “homosexualism” in English

homosexualismfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual.
  2. 2
    A purported ideology behind (and promoting) homosexuality; gayness viewed as an ideology rather than a sexual orientation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how homosexualism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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, […]
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "homosexualism"?
"homosexualism" is spelled H-O-M-O-S-E-X-U-A-L-I-S-M.
What does "homosexualism" mean?
As a noun, "homosexualism" means: Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual.
What is the origin of the word "homosexualism"?
From homosexual + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list