irredentism
/ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm/noun
irredentism is spelled I-R-R-E-D-E-N-T-I-S-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, irredentism means “A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of irredentism is irredentisms.
How many letters and syllables are in irredentism?
| Letters | 11: I-R-R-E-D-E-N-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 irredentism?
Irredentism appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 irredentism?
- UK /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm/
Irredentism 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-irredentism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of irredentism
- irredentisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does irredentism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Irredentism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an annexation doctrine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | irrédentisme |
| German | Irredentismus |
| Portuguese | irredentismo |
| Spanish | irredentismo |
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 irredentism come from?
From irredent(ist) + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).