Taylorism
noun
Taylorism is spelled T-A-Y-L-O-R-I-S-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Taylorism means “The Reformed school of theology developed by Nathaniel William Taylor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Taylorism is Taylorisms.
How many letters and syllables are in Taylorism?
| Letters | 9: T-A-Y-L-O-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 Taylorism?
Taylorism appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 Taylorism
- Taylorisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Taylorism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The Reformed school of theology developed by Nathaniel William Taylor.
- 2
Scientific management; a theory of management of the early 20th century that analyzed workflows in order to improve efficiency, originally developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor.
- 3
One of the witty, epigrammatic remarks on international relations for which the historian Alan John Percivale Taylor was well-known.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taylorism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense scientific management; a theory of management of the early 20th century that ana:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | taylorisme |
| Portuguese | taylorismo |
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 Taylorism come from?
From Taylor + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).