imperialistic

Name: imperialistic, English Word Data
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/ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/

//ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk// adj

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

The verdict

“imperialistic” is uncommon English (frequency #65,984 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,984
frequency rank, English: 17,902
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.

Key facts for imperialistic
Property	Value
Headword	imperialistic
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#65,984
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “imperialistic” 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). imperialistic lands here:

#65,984

#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

imperialistic is uncommon English at frequency #65,984 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.".

No misspelling variants are generated for imperialistic in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From imperialist + -ic or imperial + -istic. The correct English form is imperialistic, spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-A-L-I-S-T-I-C.

Definition

1
Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.

Etymology

From imperialist + -ic or imperial + -istic.

This word in other languages

imperialista(Español)impérialiste(Français)imperialistisch(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 "imperialistic"?

"imperialistic" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-A-L-I-S-T-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/.

What does "imperialistic" mean?

As an adjective, "imperialistic" means: Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.

How do you pronounce "imperialistic"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imperialistic" is /ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/. 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 "imperialistic"?

From imperialist + -ic or imperial + -istic. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “imperialistic”

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

The one correct English spelling is I-M-P-E-R-I-A-L-I-S-T-I-C - 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.