Sikhism
/ˈsiːkɪzm̩/
"sikhism" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Sikhism” is uncommon English (frequency #65,503 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,503
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A revealed, monotheistic religion originating in northern India, in the 15th century, through Guru Nanak and his successors.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sikhism · Sikhism · English
Sikhism · rank #65,503 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,503
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 54,294
- PHOTO-FINISH Sickles
Nearest frequency peer: Sickles (-3 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Sikhism”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- showground
showground
34,504 corpus weight
- shrewdly
shrewdly
34,503 corpus weight
- shuns
shuns
34,502 corpus weight
- Sickles
Sickles
34,501 corpus weight
- Sikhism
Sikhism
34,498 corpus weight
- Smokies
Smokies
34,493 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Sikhism” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sikhism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈsiːkɪzm̩/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #65,503 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sikhism” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Sikhism is uncommon English at frequency #65,503 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈsiːkɪzm̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A revealed, monotheistic religion originating in northern India, in the 15th century, through Guru Nanak and his successors.".
Sikhism doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sikh + -ism. The correct English form is Sikhism, spelled S-I-K-H-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1A revealed, monotheistic religion originating in northern India, in the 15th century, through Guru Nanak and his successors.
Etymology
From Sikh + -ism.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.