monetarism
noun
monetarism is spelled M-O-N-E-T-A-R-I-S-M: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monetarism means “The doctrine that economic systems are controlled by variations in the supply of money” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monetarism is monetarisms.
How many letters and syllables are in monetarism?
| Letters | 10: M-O-N-E-T-A-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 monetarism?
Monetarism appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 monetarism?
Monetarism 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).
Forms of monetarism
- monetarisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monetarism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The doctrine that economic systems are controlled by variations in the supply of money.
- 2
The political doctrine that a nation's economy (in particular inflation) can be controlled by regulating the money supply.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monetarism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense economic and political doctrine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monétarisme |
| German | Monetarismus |
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 monetarism come from?
From monetary + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).