internationalism

noun

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"internationalism" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“internationalism” is uncommon English (frequency #56,200 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,200
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Political, economic and cultural cooperation between nations.

Corpus desk

Index EN-internationalism · internationalism · English

internationalism · rank #56,200 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,200
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH initialize

Nearest frequency peer: initialize (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “internationalism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “internationalism” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for internationalism
PropertyValue
Headwordinternationalism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Frequency rank#56,200
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “internationalism” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).internationalismfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “initialize” (#56,199), “intersectionality” (#56,201), “intertidal” (#56,202). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “internationalism” is #56,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

internationalism is uncommon English at frequency #56,200 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for internationalism in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From international + -ism. The correct English form is internationalism, spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Political, economic and cultural cooperation between nations.
  2. 2
    A loanword that occurs in several languages with the same or similar meaning and etymology.
  3. 3
    A major architectural style that was developed in the 1920s and 1930s and was closely related to modernism, characterized by lightweight industrial materials, lack of ornamentation, and flat surfaces.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Once again the opposite poles of isolationism and Wilsonian internationalism appeared as alternatives that split the liberal and conservative camps
  2. One day in the not too distant future, we may look back on Donald Trump’s return to power as the death knell of “liberal internationalism.” […] Those holdouts know that their success will depend on a broader understanding of both why liberal internationalism took root and thrived for so long, and why it now appears to be collapsing.

Etymology

From international + -ism.

Antonyms

nationalism

This word in other languages

internacionalismo(Español)internationalisme(Français)Internationalismus(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 "internationalism"?
"internationalism" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M.
What does "internationalism" mean?
As a noun, "internationalism" means: Political, economic and cultural cooperation between nations.
What is the origin of the word "internationalism"?
From international + -ism. 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 "internationalism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list