oppositionist
"oppositionist" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oppositionist” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition
Corpus desk
Index EN-oppositionist · oppositionist · English
oppositionist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | oppositionist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “oppositionist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
oppositionist is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition".
oppositionist has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 opposition + -ist. The correct English form is oppositionist, spelled O-P-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oppositionist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They felt that the fellow was a quockerwodger rather than a politician, an againster rather than a true American, an oppositionist in fundamental things rather than a sincere patriot.
I see your marriage as a move to establish links with the oppositionist Russian intelligentsia.
Etymology
From opposition + -ist.
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.