panpsychism
/pænˈsaɪˌkɪzəm/noun
panpsychism is spelled P-A-N-P-S-Y-C-H-I-S-M: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, panpsychism means “The belief that all matter is conscious in some form” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of panpsychism is panpsychisms.
How many letters and syllables are in panpsychism?
| Letters | 11: P-A-N-P-S-Y-C-H-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 panpsychism?
Panpsychism appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 panpsychism?
- US /pænˈsaɪˌkɪzəm/
- US /pænˈsaɪˌkɪzm/
- UK /panˈsʌɪkɪzm/
Panpsychism has 3 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)-Vealhurl-panpsychism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of panpsychism
- panpsychisms plural
- pampsychism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does panpsychism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The belief that all matter is conscious in some form.
- 2
Synonym of panexperientialism, the particular form of panpsychism that holds experience but not cognition as universal.
- 3
A particular form of panpsychism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Panpsychism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense doctrine that all matter is conscious in some way:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | panpsychisme |
| German | Panpsychismus |
| Portuguese | panpsiquismo |
| Spanish | pampsiquismo |
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 panpsychism come from?
From pan- + psychism, a calque of German Panpsychismus (1874), from New Latin pampsychia coined by Francisco Patrizi in his 1591 Nova de Universis Philosophia, from Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + ψυχή (psukhḗ, “mind, life force, soul”) + -ία (-ía, “-ia: forming abstract nouns”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πάμψυχος (pámpsukhos, “in full life”) and Modern Greek παμψυχισμός (pampsychismós, “panpsychism”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).