Medalist or medallist?
medalist is a noun meaning “An engraver, designer or maker of medals”; medallist is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of medalist”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) medalist is about as common as medallist.
What is the difference between medalist and medallist?
| medalist | medallist | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | USAn engraver, designer or maker of medals USSomeone who has received a medal | UKAlternative spelling of medalist |
| Example | Mark Spitz set a record as an Olympic gold medalist | none recorded |
| Forms | medalists | medallists |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɛdəlɪst/ | not recorded |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words | 1.2 times per million words |
Sources: medalist and medallist in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of medalist and medallist
medalist
- 1
USAn engraver, designer or maker of medals
- 2
USSomeone who has received a medal
Mark Spitz set a record as an Olympic gold medalist
medallist
- 1
UKAlternative spelling of medalist
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, medalist or medallist?
medalist appears 1.7 times per million words; medallist 1.2 times per million words.
medalist 1.7 times per million wordsmedallist 1.2 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).