ecocriticism
noun
ecocriticism is spelled E-C-O-C-R-I-T-I-C-I-S-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ecocriticism means “The interdisciplinary study of literature and ecology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ecocriticism is ecocriticisms.
How many letters and syllables are in ecocriticism?
| Letters | 12: E-C-O-C-R-I-T-I-C-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 ecocriticism?
Ecocriticism appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 ecocriticism
- ecocriticisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ecocriticism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The interdisciplinary study of literature and ecology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ecocriticism come from?
From eco- + criticism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).