# Leninism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɛnɪnɪzm̩/ · frequency rank #49,460

## Definitions
1. A political ideology developed by Vladimir Lenin that proposes the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by a revolutionary vanguard party, as the political prelude to the establishment of communism.

## Etymology
From Lenin + -ism, named after Vladimir Lenin.

## Easily confused with
- **Leninist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leninism-vs-leninist)

## Common misspellings (12)
`elninism`, `leinnism`, `leniinsm`, `leninims`, `leninismm`, `leninissm`, `leninnism`, `leninsim`, `lenniism`, `lenninism`, `lleninism`, `lneinism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leninism