determinism
/dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/noun
determinism is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-S-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, determinism means “The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of determinism is determinisms.
How many letters and syllables are in determinism?
| Letters | 11: D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 determinism?
Determinism appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 determinism?
- UK /dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/
Determinism 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)-Paul2520-determinism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of determinism
- determinisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does determinism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
- 2
The property of having behavior determined only by initial state and input.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Determinism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense notion in ethics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déterminisme |
| German | Determinismus |
| Portuguese | determinismo |
| Spanish | determinismo |
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 determinism come from?
Borrowed from French déterminisme, equivalent to determine + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).