ideologue
/ˈaɪ.di.ə.lɒɡ/
"ideologue" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ideologue” is uncommon English (frequency #58,758 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,758
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ideologue · ideologue · English
ideologue · rank #58,758 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,758
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH illuminator
Nearest frequency peer: illuminator (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ideologue”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- humped
humped
41,246 corpus weight
- ibex
ibex
41,245 corpus weight
- ideologue
ideologue
41,243 corpus weight
- illuminator
illuminator
41,242 corpus weight
- inconsolable
inconsolable
41,241 corpus weight
- incriminati…
incrimination
41,240 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ideologue” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ideologue |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈaɪ.di.ə.lɒɡ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,758 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ideologue” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ideologue is uncommon English at frequency #58,758 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈaɪ.di.ə.lɒɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.".
Zero misspellings are on record for ideologue in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French idéologue (circa 1800), from earlier idéologie (“ideology”) (1796). Classical compound on Ancient Greek roots, equivalent to ideo- + -logue. The correct English form is ideologue, spelled I-D-E-O-L-O-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1A person who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.
Etymology
Borrowed from French idéologue (circa 1800), from earlier idéologie (“ideology”) (1796). Classical compound on Ancient Greek roots, equivalent to ideo- + -logue.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.