incrementalism
noun
incrementalism is spelled I-N-C-R-E-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M: 14 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, incrementalism means “Any method of achieving a goal by means of a series of gradual increments, or small steps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of incrementalism is incrementalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in incrementalism?
| Letters | 14: I-N-C-R-E-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 incrementalism?
Incrementalism appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 incrementalism?
Incrementalism has 6 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).
Forms of incrementalism
- incrementalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incrementalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any method of achieving a goal by means of a series of gradual increments, or small steps.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incrementalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense incrementalism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Inkrementalismus |
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 incrementalism come from?
From incremental + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).