individualistic
/ˌɪn.dɪˌvɪ.dʒu.əˈlɪ.stɪk/adjective
individualistic is spelled I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-A-L-I-S-T-I-C: 15 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, individualistic means “More interested in individual people than in society as a whole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in individualistic?
| Letters | 15: I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-A-L-I-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 individualistic?
Individualistic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 individualistic?
- /ˌɪn.dɪˌvɪ.dʒu.əˈlɪ.stɪk/
Individualistic 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-individualistic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of individualistic
- more individualistic comparative
- most individualistic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does individualistic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
More interested in individual people than in society as a whole.
- 2
Interested in oneself rather than others; egocentric.
- 3
Having idiosyncratic behaviour or ideas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Individualistic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense more interested in the individual than in society as a whole:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | individualiste |
| German | individualistisch |
| Portuguese | individualista |
| Spanish | individualista |
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 individualistic come from?
From individualist + -ic or individual + -istic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).