uniformitarianism
/juːnɪfɔːmɪˈtɛːɹɪənɪzm/noun
uniformitarianism is spelled U-N-I-F-O-R-M-I-T-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uniformitarianism means “The scientific principle that natural laws and processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today, and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uniformitarianism?
| Letters | 17: U-N-I-F-O-R-M-I-T-A-R-I-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is uniformitarianism?
Uniformitarianism appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 uniformitarianism?
- UK /juːnɪfɔːmɪˈtɛːɹɪənɪzm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with uniformitarianism?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uniformitarianism from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹɪənɪzm/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does uniformitarianism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The scientific principle that natural laws and processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today, and sometimes in the same way everywhere in the universe as well.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uniformitarianism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense scientific principle that natural laws and processes operated in the past in the:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | uniformitarisme, actualisme |
| German | Aktualismus |
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 uniformitarianism come from?
From uniformitarian + -ism, coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1837.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).