activism
/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/noun
activism is spelled A-C-T-I-V-I-S-M: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, activism means “The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of activism is activisms.
How many letters and syllables are in activism?
| Letters | 8: A-C-T-I-V-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is activism?
Activism appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 activism?
- US /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/
- US [ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩]
Activism has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Jjamesryan-activism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of activism
- activisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does activism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Activism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense practice of using action to achieve a result:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | activisme |
| German | Aktivismus |
| Portuguese | ativismo |
| Spanish | activismo |
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.