collectivism
[kəˈlɛk.tə.vɪ.zm̩]noun
collectivism is spelled C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-V-I-S-M: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, collectivism means “An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of collectivism is collectivisms.
How many letters and syllables are in collectivism?
| Letters | 12: C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-V-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd 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 collectivism?
Collectivism appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 collectivism?
- UK [kəˈlɛk.tɪ.vɪ.zm̩]
- US [kəˈlɛk.tə.vɪ.zm̩]
Collectivism 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-collectivism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of collectivism
- collectivisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does collectivism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively
- 2
The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Collectivism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A system in which the means are owned and controlled by people collectively:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | collectivisme |
| German | Kollektivismus |
| Portuguese | coletivismo |
| Spanish | colectivismo |
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.