vegetarianism

/vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/

//vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm// noun

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"vegetarianism" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vegetarianism” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,402
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The practice of following a vegetarian diet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vegetarianism · vegetarianism · English

vegetarianism · rank #47,402 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,402
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vazquez

Nearest frequency peer: Vazquez (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “vegetarianism”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “vegetarianism” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vegetarianism
PropertyValue
Headwordvegetarianism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/
Letters13
Frequency rank#47,402
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vegetarianism”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Vazquez” (#47,401), “Verstappen” (#47,403), “uwu” (#47,399). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vegetarianism” is #47,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around vegetarianism (IPA /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,402 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The practice of following a vegetarian diet.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for vegetarianism, with forms such as "evgetarianism", "veegtarianism", and "vegeatrianism". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Attested since circa 1847, when the British Vegetarian Society was founded. From vegetarian + -ism. The correct English form is vegetarianism, spelled V-E-G-E-T-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The practice of following a vegetarian diet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vegetarianism, he said, is an idea “that has three things going for it all at once—economics, health and compassion.”
  2. What sets her apart from our current ascetics with their practice of transcendental meditation, diet, vegetarianism, ashram simplicities, yoga is that with them the deprivations and rigors‐are undergone for the pay‐off—for tranquility, for thinness, for the hope of a long, life—or frequently, it seems, to fill the hole of emptiness so painful to the narci…

Etymology

Attested since circa 1847, when the British Vegetarian Society was founded. From vegetarian + -ism.

This word in other languages

vegetarianismo(Español)végétarisme(Français)Vegetarismus(Deutsch)vegetarianismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evgetarianism
  • veegtarianism
  • vegeatrianism
  • vegetairanism
  • vegetarainism
  • vegetariainsm
  • vegetarianims
  • vegetarianismm
  • vegetarianissm
  • vegetariannism
  • vegetariansim
  • vegetarinaism
  • vegetarrianism
  • vegetraianism
  • vegettarianism
  • veggetarianism
  • vegtearianism
  • vgeetarianism
  • vvegetarianism

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vegetarianism - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evgetarianism2veegtarianism2vegeatrianism2vegetairanism2vegetarainism2vegetariainsm2vegetarianims2vegetarianismm1
Edit distance from "vegetarianism"

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 "vegetarianism"?
"vegetarianism" is spelled V-E-G-E-T-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M. The IPA pronunciation is /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/.
What does "vegetarianism" mean?
As a noun, "vegetarianism" means: The practice of following a vegetarian diet.
What are common misspellings of "vegetarianism"?
Common misspellings include "evgetarianism", "veegtarianism", "vegeatrianism", "vegetairanism", "vegetarainism". The correct spelling is "vegetarianism".
How do you pronounce "vegetarianism"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vegetarianism" is /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "vegetarianism"?
Attested since circa 1847, when the British Vegetarian Society was founded. From vegetarian + -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 "vegetarianism", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

prosecutorial19 variantsproductively19 variantsclearinghouse19 variantsconceptualize19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list