economism
noun
economism is spelled E-C-O-N-O-M-I-S-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, economism means “The belief that economic causes or factors have dominance over all others” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of economism is economisms.
How many letters and syllables are in economism?
| Letters | 9: E-C-O-N-O-M-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 economism?
Economism appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 economism
- economisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does economism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The belief that economic causes or factors have dominance over all others
- 2
Working class political action that makes purely economic demands
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Economism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Definition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | économisme |
| German | Ökonomismus |
| Spanish | economicismo |
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 economism come from?
From economy + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).