neuroticism
noun
neuroticism is spelled N-E-U-R-O-T-I-C-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neuroticism means “The quality or state of being neurotic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neuroticism is neuroticisms.
How many letters and syllables are in neuroticism?
| Letters | 11: N-E-U-R-O-T-I-C-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd 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 neuroticism?
Neuroticism appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 neuroticism
- neuroticisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neuroticism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being neurotic
Your neuroticism is getting out of hand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does neuroticism come from?
From neurotic + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).