developmentalism
noun
developmentalism is spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, developmentalism means “An economic theory which states that the best way for Third World countries to develop is through fostering a strong and varied internal market and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in developmentalism?
| Letters | 16: D-E-V-E-L-O-P-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 developmentalism?
Developmentalism appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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).
What does developmentalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An economic theory which states that the best way for Third World countries to develop is through fostering a strong and varied internal market and imposing high tariffs on imported goods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Developmentalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense economic theory:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | desenvolvimentismo |
| Spanish | desarrollismo |
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 developmentalism come from?
From developmental + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).