neo-Nazi
/ˌnioʊˈnɑːtsi/
"neo-nazi" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“neo-Nazi” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An adherent of neo-Nazism, any of various (far right, authoritarian, or bigoted) post-World War II Nazi ideologies.
Corpus desk
Index EN-neo-nazi · neo-Nazi · English
neo-Nazi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neo-Nazi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌnioʊˈnɑːtsi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “neo-Nazi” in English
Rare enough to double-check
neo-Nazi is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌnioʊˈnɑːtsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An adherent of neo-Nazism, any of various (far right, authoritarian, or bigoted) post-World War II Nazi ideologies.".
neo-Nazi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Originally from postwar French néonazi which first appears in 1952, equivalent to neo- + Nazi, and used to describe any number of movements, which saw themselves as believers of Nazi ideology or whose ideology had similar attributes. The term spread through… The correct English form is neo-Nazi, spelled N-E-O---N-A-Z-I.
Definition
- 1An adherent of neo-Nazism, any of various (far right, authoritarian, or bigoted) post-World War II Nazi ideologies.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how neo-Nazi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Andrew Anglin, head of the now defunct alt-right publication Daily Stormer, a Neo-Nazi, and friend of Richard Spencer claimed on his site that “the only thing in our movement that really matters [is] anti-Semitism […] Last but not least, President Trump himself was key in mainstreaming alt-right politics, referring to white supremacists and Neo-Nazis as “…
Among his first moves, he dismantled Twitter's trust and safety infrastructure, laying off the vast majority of the staff responsible for things like taking down violent threats and hate speech. In their place, he welcomed neo-Nazis.
Etymology
Originally from postwar French néonazi which first appears in 1952, equivalent to neo- + Nazi, and used to describe any number of movements, which saw themselves as believers of Nazi ideology or whose ideology had similar attributes. The term spread throughout the Western world acquiring a broader usage. However, its first use appears c. 1941 in the now-defunct Piqua Daily Call.
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.