alcoholism
/ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/noun
alcoholism is spelled A-L-C-O-H-O-L-I-S-M: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alcoholism means “A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alcoholism is alcoholisms.
How many letters and syllables are in alcoholism?
| Letters | 10: A-L-C-O-H-O-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th 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 alcoholism?
Alcoholism appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 alcoholism?
- US /ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/
- UK /ˈælkəhɒˌlɪzəm/
Alcoholism has 5 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)-Vealhurl-alcoholism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alcoholism
- alcoholisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alcoholism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
chronic alcoholism
- 2
Acute alcohol poisoning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alcoholism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | alcoolisme |
| German | Alkoholismus, Alkoholkrankheit , Alkoholvergiftung |
| Portuguese | alcoolismo, etilismo , intoxicação alcoólica |
| Spanish | alcoholismo, bebedera |
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.