# Semitism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛmɪtɪzəm/ · frequency rank #16,123

## Definitions
1. A word or phrase (construction or idiom) typical of or influenced by a Semitic language such as Arabic, Aramaic or Hebrew.
2. Semitic character; Semiticness.
3. Judaism; Jewishness (especially when seen as the thing to which anti-Semitism is opposed).

## Etymology
From Semite + -ism.

## Easily confused with
- **Semitic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semitic-vs-semitism)

## Common misspellings (12)
`esmitism`, `seimtism`, `semiitsm`, `semitims`, `semitismm`, `semitissm`, `semitsim`, `semittism`, `semmitism`, `semtiism`, `smeitism`, `ssemitism`

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