expansionist
ex·pan·sion·ist/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/adjective, noun
expansionist is spelled E-X-P-A-N-S-I-O-N-I-S-T: 12 letters and 4 syllables (ex·pan·sion·ist). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, expansionist means “Of or pertaining to expansionism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in expansionist?
| Letters | 12: E-X-P-A-N-S-I-O-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·pan·sion·ist |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 expansionist?
Expansionist appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 expansionist?
- /ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/
Expansionist has 4 syllables, split ex·pan·sion·ist in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-expansionist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expansionist
- more expansionist comparative
- most expansionist superlative
- expansionists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expansionist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to expansionism.
noun
- 1
An advocate of expansionism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expansionist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | expansionniste |
| German | expansionistisch , Expansionist, Expansionistin |
| Spanish | expansionista |
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 expansionist come from?
From expansion + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).