# liberalism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɪ.bɹə.lɪz.əm/ · frequency rank #14,984

## Definitions
1. The quality of being liberal.
2. Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.
3. An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism).

## Etymology
Circa 1819, from French libéralisme circa 1818. Equivalent to liberal + -ism.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ilberalism`, `lbieralism`, `libberalism`, `libearlism`, `liberailsm`, `liberalims`, `liberalismm`, `liberalissm`, `liberallism`, `liberalsim`, `liberlaism`, `liberralism`, `librealism`, `liebralism`, `lliberalism`

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