retrofuturism
noun
retrofuturism is spelled R-E-T-R-O-F-U-T-U-R-I-S-M: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, retrofuturism means “The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in retrofuturism?
| Letters | 13: R-E-T-R-O-F-U-T-U-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 retrofuturism?
Retrofuturism appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 retrofuturism
- retro-futurism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retrofuturism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Retrofuturism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense revival of historical conceptions of the future in media and design:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | retrofuturismo |
| Spanish | retrofuturismo |
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 retrofuturism come from?
From retro- + futurism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).