militarism
noun
militarism is spelled M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-M: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, militarism means “An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of militarism is militarisms.
How many letters and syllables are in militarism?
| Letters | 10: M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is militarism?
Militarism appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 militarism?
Militarism has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-militarism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of militarism
- militarisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does militarism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
- 2
A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Militarism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's secu:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | militarisme |
| German | Militarismus |
| Portuguese | militarismo |
| Spanish | militarismo |
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 militarism come from?
From French militarisme, by surface analysis, military + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).