Judaism
/ˈd͡ʒuːˌdeɪ.ɪz.əm/
"judaism" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Judaism” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #13,372 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #13,372
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Judaism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒuːˌdeɪ.ɪz.əm/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Judaism” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Judaism is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒuːˌdeɪ.ɪz.əm/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,372 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Judaism, with forms such as "jduaism", "jjudaism", and "juadism". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "judas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Iudaisme, from Late Latin iūdaismus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊσμός (Ioudaïsmós), from Ῐ̓ουδαῖος (Ĭoudaîos) + -ισμός (-ismós), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá) + -ιος (-ios), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yəhūḏā(h), “Judah”). Doublet of Judezmo. The correct English form is Judaism, spelled J-U-D-A-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.
Etymology
From Middle English Iudaisme, from Late Latin iūdaismus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊσμός (Ioudaïsmós), from Ῐ̓ουδαῖος (Ĭoudaîos) + -ισμός (-ismós), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá) + -ιος (-ios), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yəhūḏā(h), “Judah”). Doublet of Judezmo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jduaism,jjudaism,juadism,judaims,judaismm,judaissm,judasim,juddaism,judiasm,ujdaism
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Judaism - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Judaism”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-U-D-A-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒuːˌdeɪ.ɪz.əm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “judas” - see the side-by-side comparison. Judaism vs judas
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.