libertarianism
/lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/noun
libertarianism is spelled L-I-B-E-R-T-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, libertarianism means “A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of libertarianism is libertarianisms.
How many letters and syllables are in libertarianism?
| Letters | 14: L-I-B-E-R-T-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is libertarianism?
Libertarianism appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 libertarianism?
- UK /lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-libertarianism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with libertarianism?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as libertarianism from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹɪənɪzm/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of libertarianism
- libertarianisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does libertarianism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.
- 2
The doctrine of free will, as opposed to necessitarianism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Libertarianism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense political philosophy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | libertarianisme, libertarisme |
| German | Libertarismus |
| Portuguese | libertarianismo, libertarismo |
| Spanish | libertarismo |
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 libertarianism come from?
From libertarian + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).