pluralism

noun

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

The verdict

“pluralism” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,972. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,972
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pluralism · pluralism · English

pluralism · rank #32,972 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,972
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pliers

Nearest frequency peer: pliers (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “pluralism”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “pluralism” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pluralism vs plurality
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pluralism
PropertyValue
Headwordpluralism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,972
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pluralism”

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).pluralismlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “pliers” (#32,971), “Polynesian” (#32,973), “platelet” (#32,970). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pluralism” is #32,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around pluralism, anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,972 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for pluralism, with forms such as "lpuralism", "plluralism", and "plrualism". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "plurality", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From plural + -ism. The correct English form is pluralism, spelled P-L-U-R-A-L-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
  2. 2
    The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than one ecclesiastical living at a time.
  3. 3
    A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.
  4. 4
    The belief that there should be diverse and competing centers of power in society.
  5. 5
    The acknowledgement of a diversity of political systems.
  6. 6
    The existence of differing legal systems in a population or area.
  7. 7
    The belief that values can be simultaneously antagonistic and incommensurable.
  8. 8
    The belief that a plural predicate refers to its individuals rather than to a collective.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pluralism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Polytheism was inherently tolerant of the worship of many gods, because no single god was thought to control all the phenomena that are vital for human life. The gods were believed to tolerate this pluralism, and several could be worshiped in the same sanctuary or addressed in the same prayer.
  2. Instead, it is more probable that globalization is leading to a plurality of pluralisms.

Etymology

From plural + -ism.

Synonyms

plurality

This word in other languages

pluralismo(Español)pluralisme(Français)Pluralismus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpuralism
  • plluralism
  • plrualism
  • pluarlism
  • plurailsm
  • pluralims
  • pluralismm
  • pluralissm
  • plurallism
  • pluralsim
  • plurlaism
  • plurralism
  • ppluralism
  • pulralism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pluralism - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpuralism2plluralism1plrualism2pluarlism2plurailsm2pluralims2pluralismm1pluralissm1
Edit distance from "pluralism"

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 "pluralism"?
"pluralism" is spelled P-L-U-R-A-L-I-S-M.
What does "pluralism" mean?
As a noun, "pluralism" means: The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
What words are commonly confused with "pluralism"?
"pluralism" is commonly confused with "plurality". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "pluralism"?
From plural + -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 "pluralism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

posturing#32,976predation#32,980Pemberton#32,963patrolled#32,961

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

randomness14 variantsobscenity14 variantsreprimand14 variantsMcKnight14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list