leftism

noun

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"leftism" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“leftism” is uncommon English (frequency #73,370 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,370
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Belief in the principles of left-wing politics.

Corpus desk

Index EN-leftism · leftism · English

leftism · rank #73,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,370
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH laxity

Nearest frequency peer: laxity (-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 “leftism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for leftism
PropertyValue
Headwordleftism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,370
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “leftism” 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).leftismfalls 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: “laxity” (#73,369), “legislatively” (#73,371), “Lawlor” (#73,368). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “leftism” is #73,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leftism is uncommon English at frequency #73,370 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Belief in the principles of left-wing politics.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for leftism, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From left + -ism. The correct English form is leftism, spelled L-E-F-T-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Belief in the principles of left-wing politics.

Etymology

From left + -ism.

This word in other languages

izquierdismo(Español)

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 "leftism"?
"leftism" is spelled L-E-F-T-I-S-M.
What does "leftism" mean?
As a noun, "leftism" means: Belief in the principles of left-wing politics.
What is the origin of the word "leftism"?
From left + -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 "leftism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Krystle#73,356Kristie#73,353luminal#73,393Kikuchi#73,344

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list