# vegetarianism

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/ · frequency rank #47,402

## Definitions
1. The practice of following a vegetarian diet.

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

## Common misspellings (19)
`evgetarianism`, `veegtarianism`, `vegeatrianism`, `vegetairanism`, `vegetarainism`, `vegetariainsm`, `vegetarianims`, `vegetarianismm`, `vegetarianissm`, `vegetariannism`, `vegetariansim`, `vegetarinaism`, `vegetarrianism`, `vegetraianism`, `vegettarianism`, `veggetarianism`, `vegtearianism`, `vgeetarianism`, `vvegetarianism`

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