materialism
ma·te·ri·al·ism/məˈtɪɹiəlɪzəm/noun
materialism is spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-I-S-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables (ma·te·ri·al·ism). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, materialism means “Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of materialism is materialisms.
How many letters and syllables are in materialism?
| Letters | 11: M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: ma·te·ri·al·ism |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th 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 materialism?
Materialism appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 materialism?
- US /məˈtɪɹiəlɪzəm/
- UK /məˈtɪəɹiəlɪzəm/
Materialism has 5 syllables, split ma·te·ri·al·ism in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-materialism.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-materialism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with materialism?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as materialism from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹiəlɪzəm/):
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 materialism
- materialisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does materialism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
- 2
The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
- 3
obsoleterareSynonym of matter, material substances in the aggregate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Materialism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense concern over material possessions:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | matérialisme |
| German | Materialismus |
| Portuguese | materialismo |
| Spanish | materialismo |
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 materialism come from?
Borrowed from French matérialisme. By surface analysis, material + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).