jihadism
/d͡ʒɪˈhæd.ɪz.əm/noun
jihadism is spelled J-I-H-A-D-I-S-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jihadism means “The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility against non-believers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jihadism is jihadisms.
How many letters and syllables are in jihadism?
| Letters | 8: J-I-H-A-D-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 jihadism?
Jihadism appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 jihadism?
- /d͡ʒɪˈhæd.ɪz.əm/
- /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːd.ɪz.əm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of jihadism
- jihadisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jihadism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility against non-believers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jihadism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ideological movement within modern Islamism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jihadisme |
| German | Dschihadismus, Jihadismus, Gotteskriegertum |
| Portuguese | jihadismo |
| Spanish | yihadismo |
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 jihadism come from?
Late 1970s, from jihad + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).