bicameralism
bi·cam·er·al·ismnoun
bicameralism is spelled B-I-C-A-M-E-R-A-L-I-S-M: 12 letters and 5 syllables (bi·cam·er·al·ism). It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bicameralism means “The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bicameralism is bicameralisms.
How many letters and syllables are in bicameralism?
| Letters | 12: B-I-C-A-M-E-R-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: bi·cam·er·al·ism |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 bicameralism?
Bicameralism appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 bicameralism?
Bicameralism has 5 syllables, split bi·cam·er·al·ism in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bicameralism
- bicameralisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bicameralism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.
- 2
Ambiguous misnomer for Julian Jaynes's theory of bicamerality, probably never used by Jaynes, rarely used in academic literature based on his work, but often found informally (compare bicameral mind and bicameral mentality)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bicameralism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense principle of dividing legislative body into two groups:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bicaméralisme |
| German | Bikameralismus |
| Portuguese | bicamaralismo, bicameralismo |
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 bicameralism come from?
From bicameral + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).