Pentecostalism
"pentecostalism" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pentecostalism” is uncommon English (frequency #96,347 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,347
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit and is known for speaking in tongues.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pentecostalism · Pentecostalism · English
Pentecostalism · rank #96,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,347
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH PDU
Nearest frequency peer: PDU (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Pentecostalism”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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3,659 corpus weight
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3,656 corpus weight
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3,655 corpus weight
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3,654 corpus weight
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3,651 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Pentecostalism” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pentecostalism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #96,347 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pentecostalism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pentecostalism is uncommon English at frequency #96,347 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit and is known for speaking in tongues.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pentecostalism, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Pentecostal + -ism. The correct English form is Pentecostalism, spelled P-E-N-T-E-C-O-S-T-A-L-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1A religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit and is known for speaking in tongues.
Etymology
From Pentecostal + -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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.