militarism

Name: militarism, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“militarism” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,049. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,049
frequency rank, English: 4,057
“M” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.

Corpus desk

Index EN-militarism · militarism · English

militarism · rank #38,049 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #38,049
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 4,057
PHOTO-FINISH merci

Nearest frequency peer: merci (-2 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.

mediaeval

61,957
megaphone

61,956
merci

61,954
militarism

61,952
mim

61,950
mismatched

61,948

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

militarism vs militarily

80% similar

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

Key facts for militarism
Property	Value
Headword	militarism
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#38,049
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “militarism”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).militarismlands here:

#38,049

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “merci” (#38,047), “mim” (#38,051), “megaphone” (#38,045). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “militarism” is #38,049. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around militarism, anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,049 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for militarism, with forms such as "imlitarism", "miiltarism", and "miliatrism". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "militarily", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French militarisme, by surface analysis, military + -ism. The correct English form is militarism, spelled M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-M.

Definition

1
An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
2
A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.

Etymology

From French militarisme, by surface analysis, military + -ism.

Antonyms

anti-militarism

This word in other languages

militarismo(Español)militarisme(Français)Militarismus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

imlitarism
miiltarism
miliatrism
militairsm
militarims
militarismm
militarissm
militarrism
militarsim
militraism
milittarism
millitarism
miltiarism
mliitarism
mmilitarism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of militarism - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "militarism"

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 "militarism"?

"militarism" is spelled M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-M.

What does "militarism" mean?

As a noun, "militarism" means: An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.

What words are commonly confused with "militarism"?

"militarism" is commonly confused with "militarily". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "militarism"?

From French militarisme, by surface analysis, military + -ism. 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 "militarism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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