# futurist vs futuristic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### futurist
*noun · frequency rank #40,703*
An adherent to the principles of the artistic movement of futurism.

### futuristic
*adjective · IPA /ˌfjuːt͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/ · frequency rank #17,848*
Of technology, a concept, etc, so far advanced as to appear to be from the future.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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