Buddhism
/ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/noun
Buddhism is spelled B-U-D-D-H-I-S-M: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Buddhism means “The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Buddhism is Buddhisms.
How many letters and syllables are in Buddhism?
| Letters | 8: B-U-D-D-H-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Buddhism?
Buddhism appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th 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 Buddhism?
- UK /ˈbʊ.dɪ.zəm/
- US /ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/
- /ˈbʉ.dɪ.zəm/
Buddhism has 3 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-Buddhism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Buddhism?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Buddhism from its last stressed vowel (/udɪzəm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Buddhism
- Buddhisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Buddhism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Buddhism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense religion and philosophy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bouddhisme |
| German | Buddhismus |
| Portuguese | budismo |
| Spanish | budismo |
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 Buddhism come from?
From Buddha + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).