# Orwellian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɔɹˈwɛli.ən/ · frequency rank #45,561

## Definitions
1. Resembling the totalitarian political methods decried in the works of writer George Orwell, particularly in the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four; characterized by use of misleading terminology, propaganda, censorship, surveillance and repression.

## Etymology
From Orwell + -ian.

## Common misspellings (11)
`orewllian`, `orrwellian`, `orwelian`, `orwelilan`, `orwellain`, `orwelliann`, `orwellina`, `orwlelian`, `orwwellian`, `owrellian`, `rowellian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/orwellian