vampirism

noun

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"vampirism" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vampirism” is uncommon English (frequency #72,870 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,870
frequency rank, English
7,391
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)

Key facts for vampirism
PropertyValue
Headwordvampirism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vampirism” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vampirism is uncommon English at frequency #72,870 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

vampirism doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From vampire + -ism. The correct English form is vampirism, spelled V-A-M-P-I-R-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)
  2. 2
    The state of being a vampire.
  3. 3
    Practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force.
  4. 4
    Extortion.

Etymology

From vampire + -ism.

This word in other languages

vampirismo(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 "vampirism"?
"vampirism" is spelled V-A-M-P-I-R-I-S-M.
What does "vampirism" mean?
As a noun, "vampirism" means: Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease)
What is the origin of the word "vampirism"?
From vampire + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “vampirism”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is V-A-M-P-I-R-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list