womanism
noun
womanism is spelled W-O-M-A-N-I-S-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, womanism means “An extension to feminism that incorporates respect for women of all races and classes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of womanism is womanisms.
How many letters and syllables are in womanism?
| Letters | 8: W-O-M-A-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 womanism?
Womanism appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 womanism
- womanisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does womanism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An extension to feminism that incorporates respect for women of all races and classes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does womanism come from?
From woman + -ism. Coined by Alice Walker in 1983.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).