pointillism
noun
pointillism is spelled P-O-I-N-T-I-L-L-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pointillism means “The use of many small areas of color to construct an image” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pointillism is pointillisms.
How many letters and syllables are in pointillism?
| Letters | 11: P-O-I-N-T-I-L-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 pointillism?
Pointillism appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 pointillism
- pointillisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pointillism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The use of many small areas of color to construct an image.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pointillism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense painting technique:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pointillisme |
| Portuguese | pontilhismo |
| Spanish | puntillismo |
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 pointillism come from?
From French pointillisme, from pointiller (“to dot, to mark with points”), from point (“dot, point”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).