divisionism
noun
divisionism is spelled D-I-V-I-S-I-O-N-I-S-M: 11 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, divisionism means “The use of small areas of color to construct an image, based on theories of the colors' interaction in the perception of a viewer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of divisionism is divisionisms.
How many letters and syllables are in divisionism?
| Letters | 11: D-I-V-I-S-I-O-N-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 divisionism?
Divisionism 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 divisionism
- divisionisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does divisionism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The use of small areas of color to construct an image, based on theories of the colors' interaction in the perception of a viewer.
- 2
Support for division of a territory, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Divisionism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense painting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | divisionnisme |
| Spanish | divisionismo |
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 divisionism come from?
From division + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).