ludismo
Spanish, noun[luˈð̞ismo]
ludismo is spelled L-U-D-I-S-M-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish, the 197,982nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ludismo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Luddism (opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Movimiento encabezado por artesanos ingleses en el siglo XIX, que protestaron entre los años 1811 y 1816…”.
What does ludismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineLuddism (opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers)
- 2
derogatorymasculineLuddism (opposition to technological progress)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Movimiento encabezado por artesanos ingleses en el siglo XIX, que protestaron entre los años 1811 y 1816 contra las nuevas máquinas que destruían el empleo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ludismo
- ludismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ludismo?
- [luˈð̞ismo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ludismo in Spanish?
ludismo appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).