Islamophobic

adj

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

The verdict

“Islamophobic” is uncommon English (frequency #53,027 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,027
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.

Key facts for Islamophobic
PropertyValue
HeadwordIslamophobic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Islamophobic” 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). Islamophobic lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Islamophobic is uncommon English at frequency #53,027 among 17,902 “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.

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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Using “Islamophobic”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is I-S-L-A-M-O-P-H-O-B-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list