eroticism
/ɪˈɹɑtəˌsɪzm̩/noun
eroticism is spelled E-R-O-T-I-C-I-S-M: 9 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eroticism means “the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eroticism is eroticisms.
How many letters and syllables are in eroticism?
| Letters | 9: E-R-O-T-I-C-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is eroticism?
Eroticism appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 eroticism?
- US /ɪˈɹɑtəˌsɪzm̩/
- US /-ˌsɪzəm/
Eroticism has 5 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-eroticism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with eroticism?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as eroticism (/ɑtəsɪzm/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: isometric, microsite.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of eroticism
- eroticisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eroticism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused
- 2
sexual excitement, especially if abnormally persistent
- 3
a sexual interest in something; an attraction, fetish, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eroticism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused:
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.