pluralistic
adjective
pluralistic is spelled P-L-U-R-A-L-I-S-T-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pluralistic means “Characteristic of pluralism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pluralistic?
| Letters | 11: P-L-U-R-A-L-I-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pluralistic?
Pluralistic appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 pluralistic?
- US
Pluralistic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pluralistic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pluralistic
- more pluralistic comparative
- most pluralistic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pluralistic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characteristic of pluralism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pluralistic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characteristic of pluralism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pluraliste |
| German | pluralistisch |
| Portuguese | pluralista |
| Spanish | pluralista |
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 pluralistic come from?
From plural + -istic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).