# totalitarian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌtəʊtalɪˈtɛəɹiən/ · frequency rank #22,249

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially, and politically.

## Etymology
From Italian totalitario (“complete, absolute, totalitarian”) + -an. Equivalent to totality + -arian.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ottalitarian`, `toatlitarian`, `totailtarian`, `totaliatrian`, `totalitairan`, `totalitarain`, `totalitariann`, `totalitarina`, `totalitarrian`, `totalitraian`, `totalittarian`, `totallitarian`, `totaltiarian`, `totlaitarian`, `tottalitarian`, `ttoalitarian`, `ttotalitarian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/totalitarian