Mohammedanism
"mohammedanism" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mohammedanism” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Islam, the religion introduced by Muhammad.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mohammedanism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mohammedanism” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Mohammedanism is 13 letters long, classified as a proper noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Islam, the religion introduced by Muhammad.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mohammedanism, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the earlier form Mahometanism; equivalent to Muhammadan + -ism; compare Muhammadism, coined in the 17th century after French mahométisme. The correct English form is Mohammedanism, spelled M-O-H-A-M-M-E-D-A-N-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1Islam, the religion introduced by Muhammad.
Etymology
From the earlier form Mahometanism; equivalent to Muhammadan + -ism; compare Muhammadism, coined in the 17th century after French mahométisme.
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.
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Using “Mohammedanism”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-H-A-M-M-E-D-A-N-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.