anarchism
/ˈænəɹˌkɪzəm/noun
anarchism is spelled A-N-A-R-C-H-I-S-M: 9 letters. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anarchism means “A political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anarchism is anarchisms.
How many letters and syllables are in anarchism?
| Letters | 9: A-N-A-R-C-H-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th 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 anarchism?
Anarchism appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 anarchism?
- UK /ˈanəkɪz(ə)m/
- US /ˈænəɹˌkɪzəm/
- US /ˈæˌnɑɹˌkɪzəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Berrely-anarchism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of anarchism
- anarchisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anarchism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A political and philosophical belief that all forms of government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
- 2
A political and philosophical belief that proposes the establishment of a stateless society as well as the abolition of authority and hierarchy in most or all forms.
- 3
rareThe state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anarchism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anarchisme |
| German | Anarchismus |
| Portuguese | anarquismo |
| Spanish | anarquismo |
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.