McCarthyist
adjective, noun
McCarthyist is spelled M-C-C-A-R-T-H-Y-I-S-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, McCarthyist means “Of or pertaining to McCarthyism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in McCarthyist?
| Letters | 11: M-C-C-A-R-T-H-Y-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is McCarthyist?
McCarthyist appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of McCarthyist
- more McCarthyist comparative
- most McCarthyist superlative
- McCarthyists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does McCarthyist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to McCarthyism
noun
- 1
A follower of McCarthyism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does McCarthyist come from?
From McCarthy + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).