romanticism
/ɹəʊˈmæntɪsɪzəm/noun
romanticism is spelled R-O-M-A-N-T-I-C-I-S-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, romanticism means “A romantic quality, spirit or action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of romanticism is romanticisms.
How many letters and syllables are in romanticism?
| Letters | 11: R-O-M-A-N-T-I-C-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th 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 romanticism?
Romanticism appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 romanticism?
- /ɹəʊˈmæntɪsɪzəm/
Romanticism has 5 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-romanticism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of romanticism
- romanticisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does romanticism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A romantic quality, spirit or action.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Romanticism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense romantic quality, spirit or action:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | romantisme, romanesque |
| German | Romantik |
| Portuguese | romantismo, romanticismo |
| Spanish | romanticismo |
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.