suffragist

noun

"suffragist" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suffragist” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who promotes suffrage.

Corpus desk

Index EN-suffragist · suffragist · English

suffragist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for suffragist
PropertyValue
Headwordsuffragist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “suffragist” in English

suffragistfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

suffragist is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for suffragist in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From suffrage + -ist (“person, agent”). The correct English form is suffragist, spelled S-U-F-F-R-A-G-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who promotes suffrage.
  2. 2
    One who votes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Other suffragists (like Susan B. Anthony and Alva Vanderbilt Belmont) and “suffragents” helped make the referendum a reality here. Ms. [Elaine] Weiss called New York “the linchpin” that put our country on the path to pass the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting women across the United States the right to vote.

Etymology

From suffrage + -ist (“person, agent”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suffragist"?
"suffragist" is spelled S-U-F-F-R-A-G-I-S-T.
What does "suffragist" mean?
As a noun, "suffragist" means: A person who promotes suffrage.
What is the origin of the word "suffragist"?
From suffrage + -ist (“person, agent”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list