Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helvetism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hel-vetism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Support for Switzerland or the Swiss.

Uncountable

noun

A characteristically Swiss phrase, behaviour, etc.

Countable

Etymology

From Helvetia + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Helvetia

Usage

Inflected Forms

Helvetisms (plural)

Questions

What does helvetism mean?: Support for Switzerland or the Swiss.
Where does helvetism come from?: From Helvetia + -ism.

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