absurdism
/æbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/noun
absurdism is spelled A-B-S-U-R-D-I-S-M: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, absurdism means “A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of absurdism is absurdisms.
How many letters and syllables are in absurdism?
| Letters | 9: A-B-S-U-R-D-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is absurdism?
Absurdism appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce absurdism?
- UK /əbˈsɜːdˌɪz.m̩/
- US /æbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/
- US /əbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/
Absurdism has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-absurdism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of absurdism
- absurdisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does absurdism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail.
- 2
Absurdity, something that is absurd
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Absurdism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Absurdismus |
| Portuguese | absurdismo |
| Spanish | absurdismo, filosofía del absurdo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does absurdism come from?
From absurd + -ism (“doctrine, theory”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).