syllogism
/ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/noun
syllogism is spelled S-Y-L-L-O-G-I-S-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, syllogism means “An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of syllogism is syllogisms.
How many letters and syllables are in syllogism?
| Letters | 9: S-Y-L-L-O-G-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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 syllogism?
Syllogism appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 syllogism?
- UK /ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-syllogism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of syllogism
- syllogisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does syllogism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion.
- 2
obsoleteA trick, artifice; an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument; a sophism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Syllogism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inference from two premises:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | syllogisme |
| German | Syllogismus |
| Portuguese | silogismo |
| Spanish | silogismo |
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 syllogism come from?
From Old French silogisme (“syllogism”), from Latin syllogismus, from Ancient Greek συλλογισμός (sullogismós, “inference, conclusion”). Doublet of syllogismus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).