social Darwinism
/ˌsəʊʃl̩ ˈdɑːwɪnɪz(ə)m/
"social-darwinism" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“social Darwinism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.
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Index EN-social-darwinism · social Darwinism · English
social Darwinism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | social Darwinism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsəʊʃl̩ ˈdɑːwɪnɪz(ə)m/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “social Darwinism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
social Darwinism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsəʊʃl̩ ˈdɑːwɪnɪz(ə)m/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for social Darwinism in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From social (adjective) + Darwinism (noun). The correct English form is social Darwinism, spelled S-O-C-I-A-L- -D-A-R-W-I-N-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how social Darwinism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Night City was like a deranged experiment in social Darwinism, designed by a bored researcher who kept one thumb permanently on the fast-forward button.
Etymology
From social (adjective) + Darwinism (noun).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.