survivalism
noun
survivalism is spelled S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, survivalism means “A belief, expressed by survivalists, in being prepared to survive disasters and cataclysms including the collapse of civilization; the practice of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of survivalism is survivalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in survivalism?
| Letters | 11: S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 survivalism?
Survivalism appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 survivalism
- survivalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does survivalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A belief, expressed by survivalists, in being prepared to survive disasters and cataclysms including the collapse of civilization; the practice of preparing for such events.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Survivalism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense belief in being prepared to survive disasters:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | survivalisme |
| Portuguese | sobrevivencialismo |
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.