nudism
/ˈnjuːdɪzəm/
"nudism" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nudism” is uncommon English (frequency #91,871 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,871
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nudism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnjuːdɪzəm/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,871 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nudism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nudism is uncommon English at frequency #91,871 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈnjuːdɪzəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.".
Zero misspellings are on record for nudism in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French nudisme. By surface analysis, nude + -ism. The correct English form is nudism, spelled N-U-D-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.
Etymology
From French nudisme. By surface analysis, nude + -ism.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nudism”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-U-D-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.