dogmatism
/ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/noun
dogmatism is spelled D-O-G-M-A-T-I-S-M: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dogmatism means “The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dogmatism is dogmatisms.
How many letters and syllables are in dogmatism?
| Letters | 9: D-O-G-M-A-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 dogmatism?
Dogmatism appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 dogmatism?
- US /ˈdɔɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/
- US /ˈdɑɡ.məˌtɪz.əm/
Dogmatism 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)-Qwertygiy-dogmatism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dogmatism
- dogmatisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dogmatism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dogmatism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense arrogance in stating opinion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dogmatisme |
| German | Dogmatismus |
| Portuguese | dogmatismo |
| Spanish | dogmatismo |
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 dogmatism come from?
From French dogmatisme, from Ecclesiastical Latin dogmatismus. Derived from Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet”), from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “to seem good, think”). Treated in the 17th and 18th century as Greek, with plural dogmata.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).