Turkism
noun
Turkism is spelled T-U-R-K-I-S-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Turkism means “Turkish culture, religion and tradition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Turkism is Turkisms.
How many letters and syllables are in Turkism?
| Letters | 7: T-U-R-K-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 Turkism?
Turkism appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 Turkism
- Turkisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Turkism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Turkish culture, religion and tradition.
- 2
A Turkish word, or a Turkish-derived word, used in a language not related to Turkish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Turkism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | turcisme |
| German | Turzismus |
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 Turkism come from?
From Turk + -ism. Compare earlier Turcism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).