isolationism
/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm/noun
isolationism is spelled I-S-O-L-A-T-I-O-N-I-S-M: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, isolationism means “A national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of isolationism is isolationisms.
How many letters and syllables are in isolationism?
| Letters | 12: I-S-O-L-A-T-I-O-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 isolationism?
Isolationism appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 isolationism?
- US /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm/
Isolationism 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-isolationism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of isolationism
- isolationisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does isolationism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Isolationism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense policy of non-interaction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | isolationnisme |
| German | Isolationismus |
| Portuguese | isolacionismo |
| Spanish | aislacionismo |
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 isolationism come from?
From isolation + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).