# racist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/ · frequency rank #3,522

## Definitions
1. A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.
2. A person who races (cars, etc.).

## Etymology
1932 (noun), 1938 (adjective). Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892).
Replaced older racialist (1910). Equivalent to race + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **raise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-raise)
- **racks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-racks)
- **resist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-resist)
- **rapist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-rapist)
- **racket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-racket)
- **rarest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-rarest)
- **recast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-recast)
- **radish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-radish)
- **realist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racist-vs-realist)
- **races** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/races-vs-racist)
- **racing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racing-vs-racist)
- **racial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racial-vs-racist)
- **racism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racism-vs-racist)
- **Racine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racine-vs-racist)

## Common misspellings (9)
`arcist`, `raccist`, `racisst`, `racistt`, `racits`, `racsit`, `raicst`, `rcaist`, `rracist`

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