hooliganism

Name: hooliganism, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈhu.lɪ.ɡən.ɪz.əm/

//ˈhu.lɪ.ɡən.ɪz.əm// noun

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

The verdict

“hooliganism” is uncommon English (frequency #58,085 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,085
frequency rank, English: 23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans

Key facts for hooliganism
Property	Value
Headword	hooliganism
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈhu.lɪ.ɡən.ɪz.əm/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#58,085
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hooliganism” 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). hooliganism lands here:

#58,085

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

hooliganism is uncommon English at frequency #58,085 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhu.lɪ.ɡən.ɪz.əm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans".

No misspelling variants are generated for hooliganism in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hooligan + -ism. The correct English form is hooliganism, spelled H-O-O-L-I-G-A-N-I-S-M.

Definition

1
unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans

Etymology

From hooligan + -ism.

This word in other languages

vandalismo(Español)hooliganisme(Français)Rowdytum(Deutsch)

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 "hooliganism"?

"hooliganism" is spelled H-O-O-L-I-G-A-N-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhu.lɪ.ɡən.ɪz.əm/.

What does "hooliganism" mean?

As a noun, "hooliganism" means: unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans

How do you pronounce "hooliganism"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hooliganism" is /ˈhu.lɪ.ɡən.ɪz.əm/. 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 "hooliganism"?

From hooligan + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “hooliganism”

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

The one correct English spelling is H-O-O-L-I-G-A-N-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.