secessionism
noun
secessionism is spelled S-E-C-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, secessionism means “The doctrine or policy of secession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of secessionism is secessionisms.
How many letters and syllables are in secessionism?
| Letters | 12: S-E-C-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 secessionism?
Secessionism appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 secessionism
- secessionisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does secessionism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The doctrine or policy of secession.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Secessionism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sécessionnisme |
| German | Sezessionismus |
| Portuguese | secessionismo |
| Spanish | secesionismo |
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 secessionism come from?
From secession + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).