confederalism
noun
confederalism is spelled C-O-N-F-E-D-E-R-A-L-I-S-M: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, confederalism means “A system of government in which individual states or regions retain most of the power, with a central government that has limited authority for…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of confederalism is confederalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in confederalism?
| Letters | 13: C-O-N-F-E-D-E-R-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 confederalism?
Confederalism appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 confederalism
- confederalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does confederalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A system of government in which individual states or regions retain most of the power, with a central government that has limited authority for specific purposes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Confederalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | confédéralisme |
| German | Konföderalismus |
| Spanish | confederalismo |
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 confederalism come from?
From confederal + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).