proselytism
/ˈpɹɑsəlɪˌtɪzm/noun
proselytism is spelled P-R-O-S-E-L-Y-T-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, proselytism means “The practice of proselytizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of proselytism is proselytisms.
How many letters and syllables are in proselytism?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-S-E-L-Y-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 proselytism?
Proselytism appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 proselytism?
- US /ˈpɹɑsəlɪˌtɪzm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-proselytism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of proselytism
- proselytisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proselytism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The practice of proselytizing.
- 2
The state of being a proselyte.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:proselytism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proselytism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense practice:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prosélytisme |
| German | Proselytismus |
| Portuguese | proselitismo |
| Spanish | proselitismo |
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 proselytism come from?
From proselyte + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).