thoughtcrime
/ˈθɔːtˌkɹaɪm/noun
thoughtcrime is spelled T-H-O-U-G-H-T-C-R-I-M-E: 12 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thoughtcrime means “A crime committed by having unorthodox, unofficial, controversial or socially unacceptable thoughts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thoughtcrime is thoughtcrimes.
How many letters and syllables are in thoughtcrime?
| Letters | 12: T-H-O-U-G-H-T-C-R-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 thoughtcrime?
Thoughtcrime appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 thoughtcrime?
- UK /ˈθɔːtˌkɹaɪm/
Thoughtcrime has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of thoughtcrime
- thoughtcrimes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thoughtcrime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A crime committed by having unorthodox, unofficial, controversial or socially unacceptable thoughts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thoughtcrime in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a crime:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crimepensée |
| German | Gedankenverbrechen |
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 thoughtcrime come from?
From thought + crime, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).