Luddism
noun
Luddism is spelled L-U-D-D-I-S-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Luddism means “Opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers fearing for their livelihoods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Luddism?
| Letters | 7: L-U-D-D-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 Luddism?
Luddism appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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).
What does Luddism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers fearing for their livelihoods.
- 2
derogatoryOpposition to technological change.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Luddism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | ludismo |
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 Luddism come from?
From Ludd + -ism, after Ned Ludd, a legendary example.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).