phenomenalism
noun
phenomenalism is spelled P-H-E-N-O-M-E-N-A-L-I-S-M: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phenomenalism means “The doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena or sensory stimuli” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phenomenalism is phenomenalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in phenomenalism?
| Letters | 13: P-H-E-N-O-M-E-N-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 phenomenalism?
Phenomenalism appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 phenomenalism
- phenomenalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phenomenalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena or sensory stimuli
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phenomenalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense doctrine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phénoménisme, phénoménalisme |
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.