neoclassicism
/ˌni.oʊˈklæ.sɪˌsɪ.zm̩/noun
neoclassicism is spelled N-E-O-C-L-A-S-S-I-C-I-S-M: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neoclassicism means “Any of several movements in the arts, architecture, literature and music that revived forms from earlier centuries, especially those of the ancient…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neoclassicism is neoclassicisms.
How many letters and syllables are in neoclassicism?
| Letters | 13: N-E-O-C-L-A-S-S-I-C-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 neoclassicism?
Neoclassicism appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 neoclassicism?
- US /ˌni.oʊˈklæ.sɪˌsɪ.zm̩/
Neoclassicism has 6 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-neoclassicism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of neoclassicism
- neoclassicisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neoclassicism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several movements in the arts, architecture, literature and music that revived forms from earlier centuries, especially those of the ancient Greeks and ancient Romans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neoclassicism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense movement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | néoclassicisme |
| German | Neoklassizismus |
| Portuguese | neoclassicismo |
| Spanish | neoclasicismo |
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.