clericalismo

[kleɾikaˈlismo]

/[kleɾikaˈlismo]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participación e influencia del clero en los asuntos de la política estatal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clericalismo · clericalismo · Spanish

clericalismo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for clericalismo
PropertyValue
Headwordclericalismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kleɾikaˈlismo]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “clericalismo” en español

clericalismono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

clericalismo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kleɾikaˈlismo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for clericalismo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is clericalismo, spelled C-L-E-R-I-C-A-L-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participación e influencia del clero en los asuntos de la política estatal.
  2. 2
    Subordinación de los políticos hacia la Iglesia.
  3. 3
    Intervención excesiva del clero en la misma Iglesia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. “El clericalismo”, advirtió entonces el papa, “es una perversión en el cuerpo de la Iglesia”. ¿Era un chiste? ¡Pero si la Iglesia argentina chorreaba clericalismo!

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 "clericalismo"?
"clericalismo" is spelled C-L-E-R-I-C-A-L-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kleɾikaˈlismo].
What does "clericalismo" mean?
As a noun, "clericalismo" means: Participación e influencia del clero en los asuntos de la política estatal.
How do you pronounce "clericalismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clericalismo" is [kleɾikaˈlismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clericalismo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list