religtard

/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒtɑː(ɹ)d/

//ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒtɑː(ɹ)d// noun

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

The verdict

“religtard” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A religious person.

Corpus desk

Index EN-religtard · religtard · English

religtard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for religtard
PropertyValue
Headwordreligtard
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒtɑː(ɹ)d/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “religtard” in English

religtardsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

religtard is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒtɑː(ɹ)d/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for religtard, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From relig(i)- + -tard. The correct English form is religtard, spelled R-E-L-I-G-T-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A religious person.
  2. 2
    A religious person.

Etymology

From relig(i)- + -tard.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "religtard"?
"religtard" is spelled R-E-L-I-G-T-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒtɑː(ɹ)d/.
What does "religtard" mean?
As a noun, "religtard" means: A religious person.
How do you pronounce "religtard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "religtard" is /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒtɑː(ɹ)d/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "religtard"?
From relig(i)- + -tard. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list