Mormonism

name

"mormonism" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mormonism” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,438
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Religious, ideological, and cultural aspects of the various denominations of the Latter-day Saint movement.

Key facts for Mormonism
PropertyValue
HeadwordMormonism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,438
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mormonism” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mormonism lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Mormonism, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,438 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mormonism, with forms such as "mmormonism", "momronism", and "mormmonism". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Mormon + -ism. The correct English form is Mormonism, spelled M-O-R-M-O-N-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Religious, ideological, and cultural aspects of the various denominations of the Latter-day Saint movement.
  2. 2
    A religion that evolved out of Christianity and was founded by prophet Joseph Smith, whose members believe that the Book of Mormon is scripture and worship God.

Etymology

From Mormon + -ism.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmormonism
  • momronism
  • mormmonism
  • mormnoism
  • mormoinsm
  • mormonims
  • mormonismm
  • mormonissm
  • mormonnism
  • mormonsim
  • moromnism
  • morrmonism
  • mromonism
  • omrmonism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmormonism1momronism2mormmonism1mormnoism2mormoinsm2mormonims2mormonismm1mormonissm1
Edit distance from "Mormonism"

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 "Mormonism"?
"Mormonism" is spelled M-O-R-M-O-N-I-S-M.
What does "Mormonism" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mormonism" means: Religious, ideological, and cultural aspects of the various denominations of the Latter-day Saint movement.
What are common misspellings of "Mormonism"?
Common misspellings include "mmormonism", "momronism", "mormmonism", "mormnoism", "mormoinsm". The correct spelling is "Mormonism".
What is the origin of the word "Mormonism"?
From Mormon + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Mormonism”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-O-R-M-O-N-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list