hacktivist
noun
hacktivist is spelled H-A-C-K-T-I-V-I-S-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hacktivist means “A person who engages in hacktivism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hacktivist is hacktivists.
How many letters and syllables are in hacktivist?
| Letters | 10: H-A-C-K-T-I-V-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 hacktivist?
Hacktivist appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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).
Forms of hacktivist
- hacktivists plural
- hactivist
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hacktivist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who engages in hacktivism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hacktivist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person who engages in hacktivism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hacktiviste |
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 hacktivist come from?
Blend of hack + activist, a portmanteau coined in 1994 by a member of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker collective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).