marxism
Marx·ism/ˈmɑɹk.sɪ.zəm/noun
marxism is spelled M-A-R-X-I-S-M: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Marx·ism). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marxism means “Alternative letter-case form of Marxism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marxism is marxisms.
How many letters and syllables are in marxism?
| Letters | 7: M-A-R-X-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Marx·ism |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th 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 marxism?
Marxism appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 marxism?
- US /ˈmɑɹk.sɪ.zəm/
Marxism has 2 syllables, split Marx·ism in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Marxism.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of marxism
- marxisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marxism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Marxism.
noun
- 1
The socialist and communist philosophy and political program founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
- 2
The socialist and communist theory of the followers of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; a radical, revolutionary political philosophy that aims to capture state power, introduce a dictatorship of the proletariat, and then progress to communism.
- 3
colloquialderogatoryAny left-wing ideology, government regulations, or policies promoting a welfare state, nationalisation, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marxism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense philosophy:
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 marxism come from?
From Marx + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).