structuralism

noun

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"structuralism" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“structuralism” is uncommon English (frequency #67,864 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,864
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A theory of sociology that views elements of society as part of a cohesive, self-supporting structure.

Corpus desk

Index EN-structuralism · structuralism · English

structuralism · rank #67,864 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,864
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stillwell

Nearest frequency peer: Stillwell (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “structuralism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for structuralism
PropertyValue
Headwordstructuralism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#67,864
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “structuralism” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).structuralismfalls in this rarity band:

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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Stillwell” (#67,863), “stylishly” (#67,865), “suey” (#67,866). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “structuralism” is #67,864. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

structuralism is uncommon English at frequency #67,864 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for structuralism in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    A theory of sociology that views elements of society as part of a cohesive, self-supporting structure.
  2. 2
    A school of biological thought that deals with the law-like behaviour of the structure of organisms and how it can change, emphasising that organisms are wholes, and therefore that change in one part must necessarily take into account the inter-connected nature of the entire organism.
  3. 3
    The theory that a human language is a self-contained structure related to other elements which make up its existence.
  4. 4
    A school of thought that focuses on exploring the individual elements of consciousness, how they are organized into more complex experiences, and how these mental phenomena correlate with physical events.
  5. 5
    In the philosophy of mathematics, a theory that holds that mathematical theories describe structures, and that mathematical objects are exhaustively defined by their place in such structures.

Etymology

From structural + -ism.

This word in other languages

structuralisme(Français)

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 "structuralism"?
"structuralism" is spelled S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-A-L-I-S-M.
What does "structuralism" mean?
As a noun, "structuralism" means: A theory of sociology that views elements of society as part of a cohesive, self-supporting structure.
What is the origin of the word "structuralism"?
From structural + -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 "structuralism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list