illusionism
/ɪˈl(j)uːʒənɪz(ə)m/noun
illusionism is spelled I-L-L-U-S-I-O-N-I-S-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, illusionism means “The performance of magic tricks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of illusionism is illusionisms.
How many letters and syllables are in illusionism?
| Letters | 11: I-L-L-U-S-I-O-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 illusionism?
Illusionism appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 illusionism?
- /ɪˈl(j)uːʒənɪz(ə)m/
Illusionism 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: En-ca-illusionism.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of illusionism
- illusionisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does illusionism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The performance of magic tricks.
- 2
The theory of dealing with illusions.
- 3
The doctrine that the material world is an illusion.
- 4
The use of illusionary effects in sculpture and art.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does illusionism come from?
From illusion + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).