communitarian
/kəˌmju.nəˈtɛɹi.ən/adjective, noun
communitarian is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-A-R-I-A-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, communitarian means “Considering the community to be of central importance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in communitarian?
| Letters | 13: C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-A-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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; 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 communitarian?
Communitarian appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 communitarian?
- UK /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
- US /kəˌmju.nəˈtɛɹi.ən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-communitarian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with communitarian?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as communitarian from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹiən/):
- humanitarian
- Bulgarian
- vegetarian
- authoritarian
- ovarian
- sectarian
- totalitarian
- veterinarian
- bavarian
- egalitarian
- unitarian
- antiquarian
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 communitarian
- more communitarian comparative
- most communitarian superlative
- communitarians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does communitarian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Considering the community to be of central importance.
Prior to the modern age, most human societies were communitarian.
- 2
Of or pertaining to the philosophy of communitarianism.
This book takes a communitarian approach to ethics.
noun
- 1
An adherent of communitarianism.
I'm a libertarian, but John here is a communitarian.
- 2
A member of a community.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does communitarian come from?
From community + -arian, c. 1910.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).