careerism
noun
careerism is spelled C-A-R-E-E-R-I-S-M: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, careerism means “The overwhelming desire or urge to advance one's own career or social status, usually at the expense of other personal interests, social growth, or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of careerism is careerisms.
How many letters and syllables are in careerism?
| Letters | 9: C-A-R-E-E-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 careerism?
Careerism appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 careerism?
Careerism has 4 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).
Forms of careerism
- careerisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does careerism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryThe overwhelming desire or urge to advance one's own career or social status, usually at the expense of other personal interests, social growth, or ethics.
- 2
USThe perception that being a member of the military is a career, rather than an obligation to serve one's country.
In addition, military aviators' concerns about careerism as well as their lack of professionalism and personality clashes added to the friction against program.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Careerism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense priority given to one's career:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carriérisme |
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 careerism come from?
From career + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).