secularism

Name: secularism, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm/

//ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“secularism” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,012
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Neutrality towards all religions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-secularism · secularism · English

secularism · rank #28,012 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #28,012
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH Seamus

Nearest frequency peer: Seamus (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

scavenger

71,993
schooner

71,992
scion

71,991
Seamus

71,990
secularism

71,989
servitude

71,986

What this shows “secularism” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for secularism
Property	Value
Headword	secularism
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#28,012
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “secularism”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).secularismlands here:

#28,012

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Seamus” (#28,011), “scion” (#28,010), “schooner” (#28,009). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “secularism” is #28,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around secularism (IPA /ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,012 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for secularism, with forms such as "escularism", "sceularism", and "seccularism". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From secular + -ism. The correct English form is secularism, spelled S-E-C-U-L-A-R-I-S-M.

Definition

1
Neutrality towards all religions.
2
The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how secularism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

state secularism
The ancient quarians practiced ancestor worship. Even after abandoning faith for secularism, quarians continued to revere the wisdom of elders.

Etymology

From secular + -ism.

Synonyms

laicity statism

This word in other languages

secularismo(Español)laïcité(Français)Säkularismus(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

escularism
sceularism
seccularism
secluarism
secualrism
seculairsm
secularims
secularismm
secularissm
secularrism
secularsim
secullarism
seculraism
seuclarism
ssecularism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of secularism - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "secularism"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "secularism"?

"secularism" is spelled S-E-C-U-L-A-R-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm/.

What does "secularism" mean?

As a noun, "secularism" means: Neutrality towards all religions.

What are common misspellings of "secularism"?

Common misspellings include "escularism", "sceularism", "seccularism", "secluarism", "secualrism". The correct spelling is "secularism".

How do you pronounce "secularism"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "secularism" is /ˈsɛkjʊləɹɪzəm/. 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 "secularism"?

From secular + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "secularism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

resounding#27,992 regularity#27,989 subversion#28,038 terminally#28,049

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

sufficiency15 variants undetected15 variants uniformity15 variants organically15 variants