materialistic

/məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/

//məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk// adj

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"materialistic" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“materialistic” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,366
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.

Corpus desk

Index EN-materialistic · materialistic · English

materialistic · rank #29,366 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,366
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mares

Nearest frequency peer: mares (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “materialistic”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “materialistic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

materialistic vs materialist
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for materialistic
PropertyValue
Headwordmaterialistic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
Letters13
Frequency rank#29,366
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “materialistic”

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).materialisticlands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “mares” (#29,365), “materialize” (#29,367), “manicure” (#29,364). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “materialistic” is #29,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around materialistic (IPA /məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,366 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for materialistic, with forms such as "amterialistic", "maetrialistic", and "mateiralistic". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "materialist", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From material + -istic. The correct English form is materialistic, spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-I-S-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
  2. 2
    Synonym of materialist, of or concerning materialism.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic (like Fran Drescher, which honestly? Goals).
  2. But to me his very spiritualism seemed more materialistic than his physics.

Etymology

From material + -istic.

This word in other languages

materialista(Español)matérialiste(Français)materialistisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amterialistic
  • maetrialistic
  • mateiralistic
  • materailistic
  • materiailstic
  • materialisitc
  • materialisstic
  • materialistci
  • materialisticc
  • materialisttic
  • materialitsic
  • materiallistic
  • materialsitic
  • materilaistic
  • materrialistic
  • matreialistic
  • matterialistic
  • mmaterialistic
  • mtaerialistic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of materialistic - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amterialistic2maetrialistic2mateiralistic2materailistic2materiailstic2materialisitc2materialisstic1materialistci2
Edit distance from "materialistic"

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 "materialistic"?
"materialistic" is spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-I-S-T-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/.
What does "materialistic" mean?
As an adjective, "materialistic" means: Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
What words are commonly confused with "materialistic"?
"materialistic" is commonly confused with "materialist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "materialistic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "materialistic" is /məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/. 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 "materialistic"?
From material + -istic. 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 "materialistic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

normalization#29,395precautionary#29,422reinstatement#29,438uncomfortably#29,134

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

incomparable19 variantsethnographic19 variantsconfiscation19 variantschairmanship19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list