meritocratic
adjective
meritocratic is spelled M-E-R-I-T-O-C-R-A-T-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, meritocratic means “Pertaining to a meritocracy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in meritocratic?
| Letters | 12: M-E-R-I-T-O-C-R-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 meritocratic?
Meritocratic appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 meritocratic
- more meritocratic comparative
- most meritocratic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meritocratic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a meritocracy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Meritocratic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | méritocratique |
| German | meritokratisch |
| Portuguese | meritocrático |
| Spanish | meritocrático |
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 meritocratic come from?
From merit + -o- + -cratic or meritocrat + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).