Indianism
In·di·an·ism/ˈɪn.di.ə.nɪz(ə̯)m̩/noun
Indianism is spelled I-N-D-I-A-N-I-S-M: 9 letters and 4 syllables (In·di·an·ism). It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Indianism means “A word or phrase peculiar to a language spoken in India, such as Indian English” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Indianism is Indianisms.
How many letters and syllables are in Indianism?
| Letters | 9: I-N-D-I-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: In·di·an·ism |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 Indianism?
Indianism appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 Indianism?
- /ˈɪn.di.ə.nɪz(ə̯)m̩/
Indianism has 4 syllables, split In·di·an·ism in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Indianism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Indianism
- Indianisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Indianism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A word or phrase peculiar to a language spoken in India, such as Indian English.
- 2
The idealized portrayal of indigenous people as national heroes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indianism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense idealized portrayal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | indianismo |
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 Indianism come from?
From Indian + -ism. First attested in 1651.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).