majoritarian

/məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən/

//məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən// adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

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

The verdict

“majoritarian” is uncommon English (frequency #92,837 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,837
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority.

Corpus desk

Index EN-majoritarian · majoritarian · English

majoritarian · rank #92,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,837
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH majolica

Nearest frequency peer: majolica (-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 “majoritarian”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for majoritarian
PropertyValue
Headwordmajoritarian
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#92,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “majoritarian” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).majoritarianfalls 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: “majolica” (#92,836), “maladministration” (#92,838), “manacles” (#92,840). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “majoritarian” is #92,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

majoritarian is uncommon English at frequency #92,837 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for majoritarian, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From majority + -arian. The correct English form is majoritarian, spelled M-A-J-O-R-I-T-A-R-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how majoritarian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Early in June came the delegation of the German Majority Socialists, which included—besides [Philipp] Scheidemann, the Majoritarian leader—that Hermann Müller who, on the eve of the declaration of war, had invited the French Socialists to vote against war credits.
  2. He [Paul Cambon] knows how to use to the best advantage of everybody concerned a secretary of Embassy, an officer, a bishop, or a “Majoritarian” Socialist.

Etymology

From majority + -arian.

Antonyms

countermajoritarianminoritarian

This word in other languages

majoritaire(Français)

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 "majoritarian"?
"majoritarian" is spelled M-A-J-O-R-I-T-A-R-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən/.
What does "majoritarian" mean?
As an adjective, "majoritarian" means: Supporting the dominance of the majority over the minority.
How do you pronounce "majoritarian"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "majoritarian" is /məˈd͡ʒɒɹ.ɪ.tɛə.ɹi.ən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "majoritarian"?
From majority + -arian. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "majoritarian", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

misconceived#92,883neutralising#92,915interlibrary#92,732orthorhombic#92,958

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list