Malthusian
/mælˈθjuːzɪən/adjective, noun
Malthusian is spelled M-A-L-T-H-U-S-I-A-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Malthusian means “Of, or relating to Thomas Malthus (1766–1834) or his views on human population and world resources” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Malthusian?
| Letters | 10: M-A-L-T-H-U-S-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| 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 Malthusian?
Malthusian 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 Malthusian?
- UK /mælˈθjuːzɪən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Malthusian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Malthusian
- more Malthusian comparative
- most Malthusian superlative
- Malthusians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Malthusian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to Thomas Malthus (1766–1834) or his views on human population and world resources.
noun
- 1
A supporter of the ideas of Thomas Malthus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Malthusian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, or relating to Malthus or his views:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | malthusien |
| Portuguese | malthusiano |
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 Malthusian come from?
From Malthus + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).