Chomskyan
adjective, noun
Chomskyan is spelled C-H-O-M-S-K-Y-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Chomskyan means “Relating to the linguist and activist Noam Chomsky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Chomskyan?
| Letters | 9: C-H-O-M-S-K-Y-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 Chomskyan?
Chomskyan appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 Chomskyan?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Chomskyan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Chomskyan
- more Chomskyan comparative
- most Chomskyan superlative
- Chomskian
- Chomskyans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Chomskyan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to the linguist and activist Noam Chomsky.
- 2
Of or relating to the theoretical approach introduced by Noam Chomsky, et al., especially transformational grammar.
noun
- 1
A follower or adherent of Chomsky's linguistic theories; a transformational grammarian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chomskyan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to Noam Chomsky:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chomskyen |
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 Chomskyan come from?
From Chomsky + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).