organicism
noun
organicism is spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-C-I-S-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, organicism means “The theory that disease is a result of structural alteration of organs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of organicism is organicisms.
How many letters and syllables are in organicism?
| Letters | 10: O-R-G-A-N-I-C-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is organicism?
Organicism appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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).
What rhymes with organicism?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as organicism.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: organismic.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of organicism
- organicisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does organicism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The theory that disease is a result of structural alteration of organs.
- 2
The concept that everything is organic, or forms part of an organic whole.
- 3
The treatment of society or the universe as if it were an organism.
- 4
The mereological idea that living things are the only composite objects.
- 5
The theory that the total organization of an organism is more important than the functioning of its individual organs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Organicism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense theory concerning the total organization of an organism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Organizismus |
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 organicism come from?
From organic + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).