Maoism

Name: Maoism, English Word Data
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/ˈmaʊɪzəm/

//ˈmaʊɪzəm// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Maoism” is uncommon English (frequency #81,538 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,538
frequency rank, English: 36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.

Key facts for Maoism
Property	Value
Headword	Maoism
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈmaʊɪzəm/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#81,538
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Maoism” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Maoism lands here:

#81,538

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maoism is uncommon English at frequency #81,538 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmaʊɪzəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Maoism, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Mao (surname of Mao Zedong) + -ism. The correct English form is Maoism, spelled M-A-O-I-S-M.

Definition

1
The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.

Etymology

From Mao (surname of Mao Zedong) + -ism.

This word in other languages

maoísmo(Español)maoïsme(Français)Maoismus(Deutsch)

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 "Maoism"?

"Maoism" is spelled M-A-O-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaʊɪzəm/.

What does "Maoism" mean?

As a noun, "Maoism" means: The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.

How do you pronounce "Maoism"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maoism" is /ˈmaʊɪzəm/. 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 "Maoism"?

From Mao (surname of Mao Zedong) + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Maoism”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-A-O-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.