occultism

noun

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

The verdict

“occultism” is uncommon English (frequency #72,605 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,605
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The study of the supernatural

Corpus desk

Index EN-occultism · occultism · English

occultism · rank #72,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,605
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH obstinacy

Nearest frequency peer: obstinacy (-1 rank slots)

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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.

Long-tail ranks near “occultism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “occultism” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for occultism
PropertyValue
Headwordoccultism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “occultism” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).occultismfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “obstinacy” (#72,604), “Noyce” (#72,601), “Ogata” (#72,609). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “occultism” is #72,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

occultism is uncommon English at frequency #72,605 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for occultism, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French occultisme, analyzable as occult + -ism. The correct English form is occultism, spelled O-C-C-U-L-T-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The study of the supernatural
  2. 2
    A belief in occult powers and the hope of controlling them

Etymology

Borrowed from French occultisme, analyzable as occult + -ism.

This word in other languages

occultisme(Français)Okkultismus(Deutsch)ocultismo(Português)

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 "occultism"?
"occultism" is spelled O-C-C-U-L-T-I-S-M.
What does "occultism" mean?
As a noun, "occultism" means: The study of the supernatural
What is the origin of the word "occultism"?
Borrowed from French occultisme, analyzable as occult + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "occultism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

obstinacy#72,604norovirus#72,600Orpington#72,618overspend#72,627

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list