individualism
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪ.dʒu.əˌlɪ.zəm/noun
individualism is spelled I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-A-L-I-S-M: 13 letters and 7 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, individualism means “The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of individualism is individualisms.
How many letters and syllables are in individualism?
| Letters | 13: I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th 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 individualism?
Individualism appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 individualism?
- /ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪ.dʒu.əˌlɪ.zəm/
Individualism has 7 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-individualism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of individualism
- individualisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does individualism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.
- 2
The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.
- 3
The doctrine that only individual things are real.
- 4
The doctrine that nothing exists but the individual self.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Individualism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tendency for a person to act without reference to others:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | individualisme |
| German | Individualismus |
| Portuguese | individualismo |
| Spanish | individualismo |
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 individualism come from?
Borrowed from French individualisme, equivalent to individual + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).