capitalism
/ˈkæp.ə.təlˌɪzm̩/noun
capitalism is spelled C-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-S-M: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, capitalism means “A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of capitalism is capitalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in capitalism?
| Letters | 10: C-A-P-I-T-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.3 times per million words; the 7,445th 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 capitalism?
Capitalism appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th 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 capitalism?
- UK /ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/
- UK /kəˈpɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/
- US /ˈkæp.ə.təlˌɪzm̩/
Capitalism 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-capitalism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of capitalism
- capitalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does capitalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit.
- 2
An economic system based on private control of the means of production and the exploitation of labour by capital.
- 3
An economic system based on private property and the abstraction of resources into the form of privately owned capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Capitalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense socio-economic system based on private property rights:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | capitalisme |
| German | Kapitalismus |
| Portuguese | capitalismo |
| Spanish | capitalismo |
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.