environmentalism
noun
environmentalism is spelled E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M: 16 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, environmentalism means “A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of environmentalism is environmentalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in environmentalism?
| Letters | 16: E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 environmentalism?
Environmentalism appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 environmentalism?
- US
Environmentalism has 7 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)-Flame,_not_lame-environmentalism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of environmentalism
- environmentalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does environmentalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A theory that views environment, rather than heredity or culture, as the important factor in the development of an individual or group.
- 2
A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Environmentalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ideology seeking to prevent the degradation of environment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | écologisme, environnementalisme |
| German | Ökologismus |
| Portuguese | ambientalismo, ecologismo |
| Spanish | ecologismo, ambientalismo |
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 environmentalism come from?
From environmental + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).