# urbanism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɜː(ɹ)bənɪzəm/ · frequency rank #47,994

## Definitions
1. The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment.
2. The culture or way of life of people who live in cities.
3. Urbanization.
4. Urban planning.

## Etymology
From urban + -ism.

## Easily confused with
- **uranium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uranium-vs-urbanism)

## Common misspellings (12)
`rubanism`, `ubranism`, `urabnism`, `urbainsm`, `urbanims`, `urbanismm`, `urbanissm`, `urbannism`, `urbansim`, `urbbanism`, `urbnaism`, `urrbanism`

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