structuralist

adj

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

The verdict

“structuralist” is uncommon English (frequency #80,008 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,008
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to structuralism.

Corpus desk

Index EN-structuralist · structuralist · English

structuralist · rank #80,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,008
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stuffer

Nearest frequency peer: stuffer (+1 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 “structuralist”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for structuralist
PropertyValue
Headwordstructuralist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#80,008
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “structuralist” 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).structuralistfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “stuffer” (#80,009), “subfield” (#80,010), “stowing” (#80,005). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “structuralist” is #80,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

structuralist is uncommon English at frequency #80,008 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to structuralism.".

Zero misspellings are on record for structuralist in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to structuralism.

Etymology

From structural + -ist.

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 "structuralist"?
"structuralist" is spelled S-T-R-U-C-T-U-R-A-L-I-S-T.
What does "structuralist" mean?
As an adjective, "structuralist" means: Of or pertaining to structuralism.
What is the origin of the word "structuralist"?
From structural + -ist. 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 "structuralist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

stoichiometry#80,004supernumerary#80,019synchronously#80,026syntactically#80,028

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list