racialism
"racialism" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“racialism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
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- below top-frequency English
- 9
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The belief that humans can be categorized as belonging to distinct races, each race being characterized by fixed and heritable traits.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | racialism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “racialism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
racialism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for racialism, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From racial + -ism. Coined in 1882 based on the older use of "race" as a synonym of "nation, tribe, ethnic group", later senses (from 1890) from the use of "race" for racial categories. The correct English form is racialism, spelled R-A-C-I-A-L-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The belief that humans can be categorized as belonging to distinct races, each race being characterized by fixed and heritable traits.
- 2Racism, the belief in the existence of different races and that some are superior to others; policies or practices which promote the dominance of one or more races over others.
- 3Tribalism, nationalism.
Etymology
From racial + -ism. Coined in 1882 based on the older use of "race" as a synonym of "nation, tribe, ethnic group", later senses (from 1890) from the use of "race" for racial categories.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “racialism”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-A-C-I-A-L-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.