me-firstism

noun

"me-firstism" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“me-firstism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The tendency to put oneself first; individualistic selfishness.

Corpus desk

Index EN-me-firstism · me-firstism · English

me-firstism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for me-firstism
PropertyValue
Headwordme-firstism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “me-firstism” in English

me-firstismfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

me-firstism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The tendency to put oneself first; individualistic selfishness.".

me-firstism has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: me first + -ism The correct English form is me-firstism, spelled M-E---F-I-R-S-T-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The tendency to put oneself first; individualistic selfishness.

Etymology

me first + -ism

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "me-firstism"?
"me-firstism" is spelled M-E---F-I-R-S-T-I-S-M.
What does "me-firstism" mean?
As a noun, "me-firstism" means: The tendency to put oneself first; individualistic selfishness.
What is the origin of the word "me-firstism"?
me first + -ism See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list