traditionalism

noun

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"traditionalism" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“traditionalism” is uncommon English (frequency #65,581 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,581
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The adherence to traditional views or practices, especially with regard to cultural or religious matters.

Corpus desk

Index EN-traditionalism · traditionalism · English

traditionalism · rank #65,581 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,581
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH TPU

Nearest frequency peer: TPU (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “traditionalism”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for traditionalism
PropertyValue
Headwordtraditionalism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Frequency rank#65,581
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “traditionalism” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).traditionalismfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “TPU” (#65,580), “tph” (#65,579), “tramadol” (#65,583). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “traditionalism” is #65,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traditionalism is uncommon English at frequency #65,581 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for traditionalism in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From traditional + -ism. The correct English form is traditionalism, spelled T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The adherence to traditional views or practices, especially with regard to cultural or religious matters.
  2. 2
    The continuation of theological rituals on the basis that the ritual has always completed, rather than the ritual being a manifestation of theology.
  3. 3
    A philosophical system which makes tradition the supreme criterion and rule of certitude; the doctrine that human reason is of itself radically unable to know with certainty any truth or, at least, the fundamental truths of the metaphysical, moral, and religious order.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. But Drey also gave to the systematic theology of this school its peculiar stamp, equi-distinct from Traditionalism and Rationalism, recognizing on the one hand the objective facts in the history of Revelation and the tradition from generation to generation, maintaining on the other the rights of our natural reason and of philosophical speculation, with al…

Etymology

From traditional + -ism.

Antonyms

rationalismprogressivism

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 "traditionalism"?
"traditionalism" is spelled T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M.
What does "traditionalism" mean?
As a noun, "traditionalism" means: The adherence to traditional views or practices, especially with regard to cultural or religious matters.
What is the origin of the word "traditionalism"?
From traditional + -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 "traditionalism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

demobilization#65,824expressiveness#65,874incompleteness#65,206macromolecular#66,063

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list