Pyrrhonism
/ˈpɪɹənɪz(ə)m/noun
Pyrrhonism is spelled P-Y-R-R-H-O-N-I-S-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Pyrrhonism means “The system of skeptical philosophy established by Pyrrho of Elis, centred on the idea that nothing can be known for certain; widespread skepticism…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Pyrrhonism is Pyrrhonisms.
How many letters and syllables are in Pyrrhonism?
| Letters | 10: P-Y-R-R-H-O-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 Pyrrhonism?
Pyrrhonism appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 Pyrrhonism?
- UK /ˈpɪɹənɪz(ə)m/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Pyrrhonism
- Pyrrhonisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Pyrrhonism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The system of skeptical philosophy established by Pyrrho of Elis, centred on the idea that nothing can be known for certain; widespread skepticism, universal doubt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Pyrrhonism come from?
From (the stem of) Latin Pyrrhō + -ism, after Middle French pyrrhonisme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).