youthquake
noun
youthquake is spelled Y-O-U-T-H-Q-U-A-K-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, youthquake means “A noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger members of the culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of youthquake is youthquakes.
How many letters and syllables are in youthquake?
| Letters | 10: Y-O-U-T-H-Q-U-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 youthquake?
Youthquake appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 youthquake
- youthquakes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does youthquake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger members of the culture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does youthquake come from?
From youth + quake, by analogy with earthquake. Coined by American magazine editor Diana Vreeland in 1965.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).