didacticism
noun
didacticism is spelled D-I-D-A-C-T-I-C-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, didacticism means “An artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of didacticism is didacticisms.
How many letters and syllables are in didacticism?
| Letters | 11: D-I-D-A-C-T-I-C-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 didacticism?
Didacticism appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 didacticism
- didacticisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does didacticism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment.
- 2
A work, statement, etc. of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does didacticism come from?
From didactic + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).