voodooism

noun

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

The verdict

“voodooism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery.

Corpus desk

Index EN-voodooism · voodooism · English

voodooism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for voodooism
PropertyValue
Headwordvoodooism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “voodooism” in English

voodooismfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

voodooism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for voodooism in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From voodoo + -ism. The correct English form is voodooism, spelled V-O-O-D-O-O-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery.
  2. 2
    Any voodoo practice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Voodooism is Devil worship pure and simple.

Etymology

From voodoo + -ism.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "voodooism"?
"voodooism" is spelled V-O-O-D-O-O-I-S-M.
What does "voodooism" mean?
As a noun, "voodooism" means: A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery.
What is the origin of the word "voodooism"?
From voodoo + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list