sectarianism
/sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/
"sectarianism" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sectarianism” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,039. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,039
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sectarianism · sectarianism · English
sectarianism · rank #49,039 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,039
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH sealer
Nearest frequency peer: sealer (-1 rank slots)
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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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sectarianism”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- scrupulous
scrupulous
50,965 corpus weight
- sealer
sealer
50,963 corpus weight
- sectarianism
sectarianism
50,962 corpus weight
- semicircular
semicircular
50,961 corpus weight
- sez
sez
50,960 corpus weight
- Shana
Shana
50,959 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sectarianism” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sectarianism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #49,039 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sectarianism” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around sectarianism (IPA /sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,039 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for sectarianism, with forms such as "esctarianism", "scetarianism", and "secatrianism". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 sectarian + -ism. The correct English form is sectarianism, spelled S-E-C-T-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.
- 2A political system in which power is shared among religious sects based on a constitutional formula distributing public offices among these sects.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sectarianism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They were discussing sectarianism between Shias and Sunnis.
Our conversation is in French, since he downplays his ability to speak English “out of sectarianism”.
Etymology
From sectarian + -ism.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- esctarianism
- scetarianism
- secatrianism
- secctarianism
- sectairanism
- sectarainism
- sectariainsm
- sectarianims
- sectarianismm
- sectarianissm
- sectariannism
- sectariansim
- sectarinaism
- sectarrianism
- sectraianism
- secttarianism
- setcarianism
- ssectarianism
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sectarianism - 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.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
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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.