hypnotism
/ˈhɪpnətɪzəm/
"hypnotism" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hypnotism” is uncommon English (frequency #56,190 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,190
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The art of inducing hypnosis.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hypnotism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɪpnətɪzəm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #56,190 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hypnotism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hypnotism is uncommon English at frequency #56,190 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɪpnətɪzəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The art of inducing hypnosis.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hypnotism, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hypnotise + -ism. The correct English form is hypnotism, spelled H-Y-P-N-O-T-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The art of inducing hypnosis.
Etymology
From hypnotise + -ism.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “hypnotism”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-Y-P-N-O-T-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.