Islamophobic

adj

"islamophobic" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Islamophobic” is uncommon English (frequency #53,027 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,027
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.

Corpus desk

Index EN-islamophobic · Islamophobic · English

Islamophobic · rank #53,027 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,027
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH isotropic

Nearest frequency peer: isotropic (+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 “Islamophobic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Islamophobic
PropertyValue
HeadwordIslamophobic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Islamophobic” 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).Islamophobicfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “isotropic” (#53,028), “irreparably” (#53,025), “itches” (#53,029). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “Islamophobic” is #53,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Islamophobic is uncommon English at frequency #53,027 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Islamophobic 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Islamo- + -phobic. The correct English form is Islamophobic, spelled I-S-L-A-M-O-P-H-O-B-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. They viewed the power shift and diversity as a symbolic but meaningful rebuke of the Islamophobic rhetoric that was a central theme of then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign.

Etymology

From Islamo- + -phobic.

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 "Islamophobic"?
"Islamophobic" is spelled I-S-L-A-M-O-P-H-O-B-I-C.
What does "Islamophobic" mean?
As an adjective, "Islamophobic" means: Having a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.
What is the origin of the word "Islamophobic"?
From Islamo- + -phobic. 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 "Islamophobic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list