ideology

/ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/

//ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː// noun

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"ideology" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ideology” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,919. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,919
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ideology · ideology · English

ideology · rank #6,919 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,919
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH idiots

Nearest frequency peer: idiots (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “ideology”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “ideology” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ideology
PropertyValue
Headwordideology
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,919
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ideology”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).ideologylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “idiots” (#6,920), “helmet” (#6,917), “inclusion” (#6,921). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “ideology” is #6,919. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ideology (IPA /ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,919 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ideology, with forms such as "dieology", "iddeology", and "ideloogy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 idéologie, from idéo- + -logie (equivalent to English ideo- + -logy). Cognate with, but not derived from, idea. Coined 1796 by Antoine Destutt de Tracy. Modern sense of “doctrine” attributed to use of related idéologue (“ideologue”) by … The correct English form is ideology, spelled I-D-E-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
  2. 2
    The study of the origin and nature of ideas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A dictatorship bans things, that do not conform to its ideology, to secure its reign.
  2. This article examines how these three scholars use the term "Occitan" and ideologies of Occitanism to characterize southern France, and how such ideologies reflect the intellectual traditions in which they write.

Etymology

Borrowed from French idéologie, from idéo- + -logie (equivalent to English ideo- + -logy). Cognate with, but not derived from, idea. Coined 1796 by Antoine Destutt de Tracy. Modern sense of “doctrine” attributed to use of related idéologue (“ideologue”) by Napoleon Bonaparte as a term of abuse towards political opponents in early 1800s.

This word in other languages

ideología(Español)idéologie(Français)Ideologie(Deutsch)ideologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dieology
  • iddeology
  • ideloogy
  • ideolgoy
  • ideollogy
  • ideologgy
  • ideologyy
  • ideoloyg
  • ideoolgy
  • idoelogy
  • iedology

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ideology - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dieology2iddeology1ideloogy2ideolgoy2ideollogy1ideologgy1ideologyy1ideoloyg2
Edit distance from "ideology"

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 "ideology"?
"ideology" is spelled I-D-E-O-L-O-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/.
What does "ideology" mean?
As a noun, "ideology" means: Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
What are common misspellings of "ideology"?
Common misspellings include "dieology", "iddeology", "ideloogy", "ideolgoy", "ideollogy". The correct spelling is "ideology".
How do you pronounce "ideology"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ideology" is /ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/. 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 "ideology"?
Borrowed from French idéologie, from idéo- + -logie (equivalent to English ideo- + -logy). Cognate with, but not derived from, idea. Coined 1796 by Antoine Destutt de Tracy. Modern sense of “doctrine” attributed to use of related idéologue (“ideol... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ideology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list