communitarianism
noun
communitarianism is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, communitarianism means “The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of communitarianism is communitarianisms.
How many letters and syllables are in communitarianism?
| Letters | 16: C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 communitarianism?
Communitarianism appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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).
Forms of communitarianism
- communitarianisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does communitarianism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Communitarianism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense doctrine opposing execessive individualism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | communautarisme |
| German | Kommunitarismus |
| Portuguese | comunitarismo |
| Spanish | comunitarismo |
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 communitarianism come from?
From communitarian + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).