National Socialism

noun

"national-socialism" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“National Socialism” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The ideology of the Nazi Party, including an authoritarian government, ethnic nationalism (including but not limited to Pan-Germanism) and adequate territory (Lebensraum), and economic cooperation ...

Key facts for National Socialism
PropertyValue
HeadwordNational Socialism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “National Socialism” sits in English frequency

National Socialism falls 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for National Socialism is 18 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for National Socialism, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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: Calque of German Nationalsozialismus. The correct English form is National Socialism, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L- -S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The ideology of the Nazi Party, including an authoritarian government, ethnic nationalism (including but not limited to Pan-Germanism) and adequate territory (Lebensraum), and economic cooperation between the state and capital.
  2. 2
    The ideology of any other (neo-)Nazi party; Nazism.

Etymology

Calque of German Nationalsozialismus.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "National Socialism"?
"National Socialism" is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L- -S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M.
What does "National Socialism" mean?
As a noun, "National Socialism" means: The ideology of the Nazi Party, including an authoritarian government, ethnic nationalism (including but not limited to Pan-Germanism) and adequate territory (Lebensraum), and economic cooperation ...
What is the origin of the word "National Socialism"?
Calque of German Nationalsozialismus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “National Socialism”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L- -S-O-C-I-A-L-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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list