statism

/ˈsteɪdɪzm/

//ˈsteɪdɪzm// noun

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"statism" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“statism” is uncommon English (frequency #79,082 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,082
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of secularism: subservience of religious issues to political officials and expediency.

Corpus desk

Index EN-statism · statism · English

statism · rank #79,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,082
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stimulatory

Nearest frequency peer: stimulatory (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “statism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “statism” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for statism
PropertyValue
Headwordstatism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsteɪdɪzm/
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,082
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “statism” in English

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).statismfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “stimulatory” (#79,085), “stoichiometric” (#79,086), “sponging” (#79,076). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “statism” is #79,082. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

statism is uncommon English at frequency #79,082 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsteɪdɪzm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for statism in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From stat(e) + -ism. Doublet of etatism. First attested in c. 1600. The correct English form is statism, spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of secularism: subservience of religious issues to political officials and expediency.
  2. 2
    Synonym of statecraft or statesmanship.
  3. 3
    Synonym of government or governance.
  4. 4
    The belief that most or all political power should be centralized in national governments.
  5. 5
    The belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to provincial governments.
  6. 6
    The belief that the state is a legitimate social institution.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Religion turned into Statisme, will soone prooue Atheisme.
  2. My great Cousin hauing euermore From my greene yeares accepted my aduise In points of statisme...

Etymology

From stat(e) + -ism. Doublet of etatism. First attested in c. 1600.

This word in other languages

estatalismo(Español)étatisme(Français)Etatismus(Deutsch)

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 "statism"?
"statism" is spelled S-T-A-T-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsteɪdɪzm/.
What does "statism" mean?
As a noun, "statism" means: Synonym of secularism: subservience of religious issues to political officials and expediency.
How do you pronounce "statism"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "statism" is /ˈsteɪdɪzm/. 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 "statism"?
From stat(e) + -ism. Doublet of etatism. First attested in c. 1600. 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 "statism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Surtees#79,103Sachiko#79,033Ruislip#79,026Rostock#79,022

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list