geopolitics
/ˌdʒioʊˈpɑlətɪks/noun
geopolitics is spelled G-E-O-P-O-L-I-T-I-C-S: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, geopolitics means “The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in geopolitics?
| Letters | 11: G-E-O-P-O-L-I-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th 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 geopolitics?
Geopolitics appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 geopolitics?
- UK /ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks/
- UK /dʒi.əˈpɒlɪtɪks/
- US /ˌdʒioʊˈpɑlətɪks/
Geopolitics 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)-Vealhurl-geopolitics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does geopolitics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relations between them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Geopolitics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the study of the effects of geography on international politics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | géopolitique |
| German | Geopolitik |
| Portuguese | geopolítica |
| Spanish | geopolítica |
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 geopolitics come from?
From geo- + politics, calque of Swedish geopolitik, coined in 1900 by Rudolf Kjellén.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).