rightist
/ˈɹaɪtɪst/
"rightist" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rightist” is uncommon English (frequency #57,678 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,678
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rightist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹaɪtɪst/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #57,678 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rightist” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rightist is uncommon English at frequency #57,678 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹaɪtɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
rightist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From right + -ist. The correct English form is rightist, spelled R-I-G-H-T-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.
- 2One who supports the rights of a specified group.
Etymology
From right + -ist.
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.
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Using “rightist”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-I-G-H-T-I-S-T - 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.