interventionism

noun

"interventionism" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“interventionism” is uncommon English (frequency #62,227 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,227
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.

Corpus desk

Index EN-interventionism · interventionism · English

interventionism · rank #62,227 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,227
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH intraocular

Nearest frequency peer: intraocular (+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 “interventionism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for interventionism
PropertyValue
Headwordinterventionism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Frequency rank#62,227
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “interventionism” in English

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).interventionismfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “intraocular” (#62,228), “IOI” (#62,229), “insubstantial” (#62,224). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “interventionism” is #62,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interventionism is uncommon English at frequency #62,227 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for interventionism, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French interventionnisme. By surface analysis, intervention + -ism. The correct English form is interventionism, spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-E-N-T-I-O-N-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.
  2. 2
    The medical practice of trying to prolong someone's life.
  3. 3
    The idea that a person develops cognition through explicit instruction by others, and not merely by being nurtured and allowed to develop individually.

Etymology

From French interventionnisme. By surface analysis, intervention + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interventionism"?
"interventionism" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-V-E-N-T-I-O-N-I-S-M.
What does "interventionism" mean?
As a noun, "interventionism" means: The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.
What is the origin of the word "interventionism"?
From French interventionnisme. By surface analysis, intervention + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list