egoism
/ˈi.ɡoʊˌɪ.zəm/noun
egoism is spelled E-G-O-I-S-M: 6 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, egoism means “The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of egoism is egoisms.
How many letters and syllables are in egoism?
| Letters | 6: E-G-O-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 egoism?
Egoism appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 egoism?
- US /ˈi.ɡoʊˌɪ.zəm/
Egoism 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: En-us-egoism.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of egoism
- egoisms plural
- egoïsm rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does egoism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
- 2
The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.
- 3
nonstandardEgotism (tendency to talk excessively about oneself).
noun
- 1
rareRare spelling of egoism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Egoism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tendency to think of self:
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 egoism come from?
From French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego. By surface analysis, ego + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).