racismo

[raˈsismo]

/[raˈsismo]/ noun

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The verdict

“racismo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,223
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Convicción o doctrina que sostiene que algunas etnias o linajes humanos, especialmente el propio, son intrínsecamente superiores a otros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-racismo · racismo · Spanish

racismo · rank #6,223 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,223
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH químicos

Nearest frequency peer: químicos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “racismo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “racismo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

racismo vs racista
71% similar
racismo vs realismo
75% similar
racismo vs rarísimo
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for racismo
PropertyValue
Headwordracismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[raˈsismo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,223
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “racismo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).racismocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “químicos” (#6,222), “rebelión” (#6,224), “queriendo” (#6,221). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “racismo” va en #6,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around racismo (IPA [raˈsismo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,223 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Convicción o doctrina que sostiene que algunas etnias o linajes humanos, especialmente el propio, son intrínsecamente superiores a otros.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for racismo, with forms such as "arcismo", "raccismo", and "racimso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "racista", "realismo", "rarísimo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is racismo, spelled R-A-C-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Convicción o doctrina que sostiene que algunas etnias o linajes humanos, especialmente el propio, son intrínsecamente superiores a otros.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hindenburg tiene el aire de un viejo burgrave sedentario, protestante, pacífico y un poco reumático. No se sabe, por ejemplo, lo que piense Hindenburg del ‘racismo’ de Ludendorff.
  2. Como es sabido, los ‘pachucos’ son bandas de jóvenes, generalmente de origen mexicano, que viven en las ciudades del Sur y que se singularizan tanto por su vestimenta como por su conducta y su lenguaje. Rebeldes instintivos, contra ellos se ha cebado más de una vez el racismo norteamericano.

This word in other languages

racism(English)racisme(Français)Rassismus(Deutsch)racismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arcismo
  • raccismo
  • racimso
  • racismmo
  • racisom
  • racissmo
  • racsimo
  • raicsmo
  • rasismo
  • rcaismo
  • rracismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of racismo - 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.

arcismo2raccismo1racimso2racismmo1racisom2racissmo1racsimo2raicsmo2
Edit distance from "racismo"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "racismo"?
"racismo" is spelled R-A-C-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [raˈsismo].
What does "racismo" mean?
As a noun, "racismo" means: Convicción o doctrina que sostiene que algunas etnias o linajes humanos, especialmente el propio, son intrínsecamente superiores a otros.
What words are commonly confused with "racismo"?
"racismo" is commonly confused with "racista", "realismo", "rarísimo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "racismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "racismo" is [raˈsismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "racismo" come from?
"racismo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "racismo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

robaron#6,228pistola#6,217oxígeno#6,210urbanos#6,246

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

químicos11 variantspaquetes11 variantsénfasis11 variantsliberar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list