counterculture
/ˈkaʊn.tə(ɹ)ˌkʌl.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/noun
counterculture is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-C-U-L-T-U-R-E: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, counterculture means “Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of counterculture is countercultures.
How many letters and syllables are in counterculture?
| Letters | 14: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-C-U-L-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 counterculture?
Counterculture appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 counterculture?
- /ˈkaʊn.tə(ɹ)ˌkʌl.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Counterculture has 4 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-counterculture.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with counterculture
Also written: counter culture (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of counterculture
- countercultures plural
- counter-culture
- counter culture
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does counterculture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Counterculture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contreculture |
| German | Gegenkultur |
| Portuguese | contracultura |
| Spanish | contracultura |
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 counterculture come from?
From counter- + culture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).