Sufism

noun

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"sufism" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sufism” is uncommon English (frequency #59,056 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,056
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A family of spiritual schools in Islam emphasizing mysticism and asceticism.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sufism · Sufism · English

Sufism · rank #59,056 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,056
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sultana

Nearest frequency peer: sultana (+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 “Sufism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sufism
PropertyValue
HeadwordSufism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,056
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Sufism” 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).Sufismfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “sultana” (#59,057), “stromal” (#59,054), “Suraj” (#59,059). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Sufism” is #59,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sufism is uncommon English at frequency #59,056 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A family of spiritual schools in Islam emphasizing mysticism and asceticism.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sufism, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sufi + -ism. The correct English form is Sufism, spelled S-U-F-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A family of spiritual schools in Islam emphasizing mysticism and asceticism.

Etymology

From Sufi + -ism.

This word in other languages

sufismo(Español)soufisme(Français)Sufismus(Deutsch)sufismo(Português)

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 "Sufism"?
"Sufism" is spelled S-U-F-I-S-M.
What does "Sufism" mean?
As a noun, "Sufism" means: A family of spiritual schools in Islam emphasizing mysticism and asceticism.
What is the origin of the word "Sufism"?
From Sufi + -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 "Sufism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Storrs#59,048teensy#59,070tibial#59,077slushy#59,025

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list