Malthusianism
noun
Malthusianism is spelled M-A-L-T-H-U-S-I-A-N-I-S-M: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Malthusianism means “The viewpoint that the population will always grow faster than the food supply that it needs to survive and prosper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Malthusianism is Malthusianisms.
How many letters and syllables are in Malthusianism?
| Letters | 13: M-A-L-T-H-U-S-I-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 Malthusianism?
Malthusianism appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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).
Forms of Malthusianism
- Malthusianisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Malthusianism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The viewpoint that the population will always grow faster than the food supply that it needs to survive and prosper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Malthusianism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the viewpoint that the population grows faster than the food supply:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | malthusianisme |
| Portuguese | malthusianismo |
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 Malthusianism come from?
From Malthusian + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).