totemism
/ˈtoʊtəmɪzəm/
"totemism" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“totemism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem
Corpus desk
Index EN-totemism · totemism · English
totemism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | totemism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtoʊtəmɪzəm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “totemism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
totemism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtoʊtəmɪzəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for totemism, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From totem + -ism. The correct English form is totemism, spelled T-O-T-E-M-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how totemism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This is the common story of superstition, from the totemism of savage tribes and the image-worship of semi-civilized peoples on to the heathenism of the Mass.
Although you see some representations of animals or gods in the form of animals, there's really no totemism or animism in Egyptian religion.
Etymology
From totem + -ism.
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.