secessionist
noun, adjective
secessionist is spelled S-E-C-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-T: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, secessionist means “A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of secessionist is secessionists.
How many letters and syllables are in secessionist?
| Letters | 12: S-E-C-E-S-S-I-O-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd 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 secessionist?
Secessionist appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 secessionist?
Secessionist has 4 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).
Forms of secessionist
- secessionists plural
- more secessionist comparative
- most secessionist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does secessionist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.
Near-synonym: separatist
adjective
- 1
Seceding or supporting secession.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Secessionist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who supports secession:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sécessionniste |
| German | Sezessionist, Sezessionistin |
| Portuguese | secessionista |
| Spanish | secesionista |
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 secessionist come from?
From secession + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).